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He holds me for awhile and plants little kisses after the alarm goes off

He covers my eyes before he flips the light on

He brews his coffee and pours it in his Kiss mug

His laughs echo off the hardwood floors and up the steps

My mascara swipes on, he starts my car for me

Goodbye kisses and hugs and face caresses as I leave for the icy world outside

I'd give anything to crawl back in bed with you

Someday our weekends will spill over into our weeks

Someday we'll be more free

But for now

I'm not a casual "peck your lips love you bye dear have a good day" lover

I immerse myself in all that you are

I'll wrap myself around you like a silk sheet

I thumb through every magazine under your coffee table

You love sailboats and modern architecture

I don't just kiss you

I lose myself in love, in lust and humidity every time my mouth meets yours

I do not love in passing

You're left handed

You hate Florida

You love Maryland

I don't just remember your favorite color

I'll paint myself in your favorite purples

I'll wash the bathroom in your liked lilacs

I'll spill out your adored violets all over the bedroom floor

I'll whisper shades of wine and mulberry in your ears

I don't love in silence

I will stand up in the dead of early morning

I'll scream that I love you when the rest of the world has fallen soft and hushed

I'll ask if you love me back even though I already know the answer