You see completely through me. I am glad that I have turned away, although the heat of the shower is almost too much to bear. My hands splay against the tile walls, head down in the flow, and your words come to me through that curtain of falling water. I feel your hands on my back, tracing the line of my spine, of my muscles, of the flow of my waist. But no lower. Not yet. The touch is gentle. Caressing. And, dare I say, loving. I close my eyes. Has it so quickly come to this?
'Honestly?' I say, as your voice trails away with that one brutal question hovering softly on the air. Will you forget me? 'Honestly...I could never forget you. Not after tonight.' I turn, suddenly, my hands on your waist. Our eyes meet. I hold you at arms length, grip tender on your pale skin, because I simply cannot bear to either push you away or draw you close. Can you sense the confusion? The hesitation in me?
'Is it surprising that we are two of a kind?' I say, my mouth twisted into a sad smile at the thought. 'Two little islanders out of their depth. Tied to spouses that.....' I can't finish it. Can't finish that thought. We haven't talked about our partners really. Why bring them up now? Am I starting to think about the longer term? The deeper? Longer meanings?
Suddenly, beneath our feet, the music begins to dip. The hubbub from the crowd is still active, but lower. The party is beginning to wind down.
My right hand comes up to your face, cupping your cheek as I lean in to kiss you. 'I can't forget you Kate. I can't' I whisper into your very mouth as we kiss. Tender, for once, rather than hungry. 'I don't know what tomorrow will bring. Or the next day. Or the next week or month or year. But I won't forget you because I can't forget you.' My hands drop back to your hips and the kiss becomes hungrier again. More needy. Consuming.
'I know we have little time' I whisper 'But I need you one last time. Need you Kate. Need you'.
'Honestly?' I say, as your voice trails away with that one brutal question hovering softly on the air. Will you forget me? 'Honestly...I could never forget you. Not after tonight.' I turn, suddenly, my hands on your waist. Our eyes meet. I hold you at arms length, grip tender on your pale skin, because I simply cannot bear to either push you away or draw you close. Can you sense the confusion? The hesitation in me?
'Is it surprising that we are two of a kind?' I say, my mouth twisted into a sad smile at the thought. 'Two little islanders out of their depth. Tied to spouses that.....' I can't finish it. Can't finish that thought. We haven't talked about our partners really. Why bring them up now? Am I starting to think about the longer term? The deeper? Longer meanings?
Suddenly, beneath our feet, the music begins to dip. The hubbub from the crowd is still active, but lower. The party is beginning to wind down.
My right hand comes up to your face, cupping your cheek as I lean in to kiss you. 'I can't forget you Kate. I can't' I whisper into your very mouth as we kiss. Tender, for once, rather than hungry. 'I don't know what tomorrow will bring. Or the next day. Or the next week or month or year. But I won't forget you because I can't forget you.' My hands drop back to your hips and the kiss becomes hungrier again. More needy. Consuming.
'I know we have little time' I whisper 'But I need you one last time. Need you Kate. Need you'.