2024-11-24 “Closer Than Ever” by Emma (born 1861)

Something happened today, and I don’t even have words fitting to describe it. Me an’ Merritt were sitting in the common room after lunch just watching some old movie we never saw about Luke Skywalker an’ Hans Solo.

We’d finished lunch an’ was just sitting, hardly even talking.

All of a sudden, I thought my heart was going to swell up and fill the whole ‘partment! Merritt was looking at me with the most wonderful look on his face, but he was just holding his breath and smiling.

It was like we melted into each other all at once. I can’t even tell you with words that make sense. For a little while, it was like there was nothing between the two of us. Like our souls just had become one. I have no idea how long we sat holding our breath, then it sort of settled down. We breathed again, but I couldn’t get close enough to him.

I moved over and curled up in his lap with my head on his chest, and we sat there. We sat so long, I dozed off, but when I woke up, I still felt a lingerin’ of what had happened.

Then something else like it, but different happened after dinner. We was sitting in the living room of my ‘partment watching previews on the “Guide” channel and Hannah was in the kitchen making her a dinner. 

Suddenly, I knew ‘xactly what Addison meant about all my girl parts tingling. Merritt didn’t do nothing to set me off. He was just sitting with his arm on the back of the couch and I was nuzzled in on him a little.

Out of nowhere, every inch of my body came alive. Merritt looked over at me, a look in his eyes like the night I let him kiss me for the first time. We’ve kissed on the regular since that night, but this time it was different. 

I don’t know what would have happened if Hannah hadn’t come into the room with her plate. “Whatcha guys watching… Oh… sorry…”

Merritt tol’ her it was okay and to come sit. She could tell something was going on, and I tol’ her about both times.

We didn’t figure out what it was, but I assure you this: it was the best feeling I’ve ever had. I hope I can feel it again, too.