Henri stumbled into me as I crossed Canal Street on my way uptown. Xxnx . “You’re wet,” I said frowning in my confusion. Winding her lithe arms around my neck she leaned forward and brought her face close to mine. Cruelties beyond anything I’d seen in ages. Sliding my hands along her arms I slowly pushed them above her head. “You continue to confound me.”
Her hand cupped my cheek as she tilted her head and pressed her lips to mine. I was undone by my need for her. She stood a few feet from me at the edge of the patch of light that that was creeping across the floor from the open doors as the sun continued it’s climb. I had felt the pride he’d felt as he looked down at the infant sleeping in his arms.
