The Real Thing

I love Scott.

 

We are sitting at the table in his kitchen, eating hotdogs when

I notice a little blob of ketchup at the corner of his mouth. It

bobs up and down as he chews. So I reach over with a

napkin and dab it, and he turns and smiles and looks

into my eyes for a second longer than he needs to.

 

And it hits me.

It crashes into me.

I love him.

I love him.

 

I can’t finish my lunch.

I tell him I’m full.

I am full.