We Cling

We cling close together in the small bed in his cabin.

Make love silently so as not be heard and discovered.

Discovery would lead to ruin. I don't care. I'll risk it. I'll risk everything to be with him.

My love. My first love, my only love.

The only one to ever love me. The only one to ever want love from me.

Three years now.

He turns. Hesitates. He wants to tell me...something.

"Your transfer. It's approved."

I pull back to look at his face. "When?"

"Soon. Two weeks."

"Where?"

"Renown."

"And then?"

"You'll be fine."

My eyes close.

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