You're not expecting me until tomorrow afternoon. But I drove through the night. That's how much I miss you.
I find your truck in the lot with only a little difficulty and use the key you gave me to quietly enter the sleeping cab. It's mostly dark, however your laptop is open to the side, the screensaver emitting a blue glow. In the minimal light, I can see you sleeping on your side, your bare back to me, your right arm up by your face. I slowly close and lock the door.
Curious, I swipe my finger across the computer's touchpad and then smirk, seeing you've been reading one of my stories.
I plug my phone in and turn on the ambient nightlight app before closing the computer, strategically shifting the light now up above your head. Stripping silently, I bite my lip at the peaceful look on your face. Even after carefully lying down behind you, I prop myself up on one arm and watch your closed eyes...your slightly parted lips.
I can't help lightly running my fingers through your short, silvery hair. You shift in your sleep, turning more on your stomach. I kiss the back of your neck. All along the top of your shoulders. Dragging the tip of my tongue along the word across your shoulder blades. With each letter--skipping the E because it's super sensitive and I'll risk waking you too soon--I repeat the meaning in my head. "I am you."
With my fingertips, I trace an outline of wings on your back down to the waistband of your boxers. Dragging my finger over the material to where you said the bottom of the feathers would stop. Imagining the black and purplish colors adorning your skin.