They’re nothing but simple words Alice, but whenever you spoke them, everything simple about it disappeared, and they were filled with everything Alice. I remember telling myself that years ago. I used to wonder why it was that whenever I tried to speak to another woman, I couldn’t, but whenever I spoke to you, they flowed out of my mouth. It’s because you filled them Al, it was because every word coming out of my mouth, especially the times I spoke about my one true love, was filled with your essence.

As soon as I heard your answer, I felt my feet walk me back, and I felt your smile carry me away. I saw you smile, and that’s all I needed to see at that moment. I’ll see you later Alice, I have waited to see you, I love you.

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Shane and Carmen watched patiently as Dana and Alice, parted ways, and reconnected at the same time. For any other two people it would have taken longer, but with Dana and Alice, they were always connected.

Carmen smiled, ” look at them, they’re so in love”.

Shane nodded her head, ” they’ll always be in love, it’s being together that they have to work on”.

The two just sat there and waited until Dana finally turned around and climbed into the truck. Shane turned back and smiled at Dana, ” you ready?”

Dana smiled and looked outside the window, ” definitely ready”.

Shane smiled knowing that it meant something more, she put the car into drive, took hold of her girlfriend’s hand, and drove home. Shane turned around at a light noticing Dana was quiet, ” Tired Dane?”

Dana turned to her friend and smiled, ” No Shane, just really happy to be home, and plus, I was trying to figure out which gifts were for you two”.

Carmen hearing the word gifts turned around, ” well we’ll just have to help you decided won’t we?”

Dana laughed and the rest of the ride home was filled with laughter.

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I watched you as we drove away, I never took my eyes off of you, you just stood there watching me go. I wonder, you’re so patient looking because you know we would each other again, I could not imagine what your face would look like if I saw you when I left for New York. I don’t want to imagine it, and I don’t want to know what it looks like. Ever since I found out there was that chance left, I knew I was not going to let it slip out through my fingers.

I remember my years in New York, I always felt like the stranger. But now that I’m home, I feel like I’m part of the family again. Laughing and joking around with Carmen and Shane in the car, I felt at home.

But most importantly, seeing you Alice, for the first time in such a long time, I saw myself in someone’s eyes and felt them in mine. You were really the one and only person who’s done that for me. When I look into your eyes Alice, do you know what I see? I see you and me, curling up and falling asleep in each others’ arms, and making love to one another through our gazes. Did you know you did that to me Alice? Sometimes you looked so deep into my soul, it felt like you were making love to me with your eyes. I never told you that before because I was afraid to. But now I’m afraid not to tell you that, I want to tell you everything Alice. I’ll wait, only a few hours, and then I want to look into your eyes, and make love to you Alice.