**this is my first go at this kind of stuff. not sure if anyone will even like this but if you do, let me know. even if you don't, let me know. constructive criticism is welcome. happy reading.
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It was cold. Every time she inhaled her menthol cigarette, it felt like she was inhaling millions of tiny little needles, even more so than usual. She really had to quit those things, and she knew it. She knew there were a lot of things she should quit doing, but there was one that she just couldn't get enough of. It was walking toward her now, head bent against the frigid wind, long brown curls bouncing with every step.
"Hey."
"Hey, baby. How was class?"
"It was alright," she replies, looking dejected.
"What happened, love? That bad?"
"Well, he graded the tests early. My grade was not what I was expecting at all."
"You mean the one you've been stressing about for weeks now? Baby you studied your ass off and I know you did the best you could so whatever grade you made is ok! Quit trippin, ok? "
"Ugh. Gimme your lighter, I've lost mine. Again."
"Baby you're worrying me, how bad is it?"
"Well..... I ACED IT! I made a hundred on it, baby! The only one in any of his classes to do that this semester! I swear, I thought I was going to fail. I'm usually pretty good at tests but I had a bad feeling about that one for some reason. I think I gave myself an ulcer worrying, but I'm so glad I worried for nothing! Baby before you say anything, I just wanna thank you for giving me the opportunity to go back to school. I've got such a sense of self respect and self pride again, and I know I wouldn't have gotten this far if it hadn't been for you. I cant believe I have only one semester left! I owe all this to you baby, one day I hope I can show you just how much. I don't know how I could ever repay you, you have no idea what you've done for me."
Seeing the look on her lovers face, she finished with a sheepish, "Am I rambling, again?"
"Yes, but its okay. I love your rambling. Most of the time. You are so damn cute, ya know that? C'mere so I can kiss those gorgeous lips that I've been thinking about all day."
Pulling her close, nuzzling her nose just under that cute little ear, she takes a deep breath. Morgan's scent gets her every time. The smell of her skin mixed with that of her shampoo and even the little hint of cigarette smoke lights a fire in Whitney's soul. The deeper she breathes, the bigger that fire gets until her mouth is watering to feel Morgan's lips on hers. Moving to her mouth she takes those lips with passion, showing Morgan just how much she missed her, how proud she is of her and just how much she loves her.
"Damn, baby! I love you too!" Morgan says when the kiss ends. She cant do much more except shake her head and smile, loving the fact that five years into their relationship a kiss from her beloved can still curl her toes. She knows the odds were against them, knows they still are , but she also knows that their love can stand up to just about anything. It already has.