He loved when she wore red–<\/p>\n
against all that milky skin– the way she seemed to spill,<\/p>\n
even when she was barely moving at all, it<\/p>\n
drew him in<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
like her lips, red like still fresh blood<\/p>\n
and sweeter than iron.<\/p>\n
If her kiss were anything like her walk,<\/p>\n
her gaze,<\/p>\n
like the way her smell enveloped him as she pushed him<\/p>\n
past the point of begging,<\/p>\n
sweet merciful ___!<\/p>\n
He went mad with imagining<\/p>\n
the moment their lips would touch,<\/p>\n
painted the moment a thousand different ways in his head, finally<\/p>\n
<\/p>\n
painting his own lips<\/p>\n
gazing into the mirror,<\/p>\n
he stood the way she stood.<\/p>\n
At first he was quite still, then–as she was nothing but movement–<\/p>\n
he performed a small wiggle.<\/p>\n
But the dress wasn’t quite the same fit, his shoulders a bit broad for it.<\/p>\n
So he leaned in,<\/p>\n
offering a little swish, practicing a slight wave.<\/p>\n
He smiled her smile and<\/p>\n
stood on his toes, higher and higher and<\/p>\n
quite loved the effect.<\/p>\n
He leaned in,<\/p>\n
and let his eyelids drop until<\/p>\n
his dark lashes nearly swept his cheek, the way hers did<\/p>\n
then he looked up<\/p>\n
suddenly<\/p>\n
with a breath that parted his lips<\/p>\n
forming a soft, perfect<\/p>\n
O<\/p>\n
that fogged the glass<\/p>\n
as he leaned in<\/p>\n
for his kiss.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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