It hadn't been long and yet it seemed like a lifetime when I finally landed in Glasgow. Our relationship had started like I'm sure so many others have before, online. Yet, it was unlike any I'd known before. There was something about his world that called me to it. Something that made me want to be a part of it and then one day I met him and it was as though someone's voice came over the speaker box in my head and said, "Please keep your hands and feet inside at all times, it's going to be a bumpy ride."
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The trip seemed to take an eternity and I suppose in some ways it did. I had filed out of the plane and claimed my baggage in record timing and after a bit of work I made my way out of the terminal. There were too many people and as short as I am it seemed I would never find him. That's when the crowd finally broke and I spotted him, his eyes scanned the faces that passed, and I smiled. This was our first meeting but it was like I knew him all this time but now I'd finally be able to touch him. I weaved through the scattered people in the airport. Soon our eyes locked and my heart stopped. My breath caught in my throat and for a single moment it was as if we were the only two people in the world.
I probably stood there looking like a deer in headlights for a second too long but soon enough we were standing within touching distance and without even a word he scooped me into his arms. I inhaled his scent and etched it to memory for later and held tight as we stood suspended in a moment. Too soon he put me down and I had to take a look around as it felt as though the electricity between us, that I had been building from day one — even as far away as we were, had become a tangible thing that other people could see.
Alas, no one gawked our way or seemed to be paying us any attention at all. He took my luggage case and we made our way out of the airport. It had taken a full day to get here, and though I was tired, the crisp Scottish air that I had long since missed and dreamed of, rustled my hair and gave me a renewed sense of alertness. The sun hung heavy in the distance and though the air was cool my body felt hot. I had thought of this moment, dreamed of it, wondered what it would be like for so long that I was almost certain the reality couldn't live up to it but I knew, now that I was here, that couldn't be farther from the truth.