I already knew that my heart called out to his, and his to mine, every moment of every day. The portal that connected us was strong and primal. I didn't want to anything except be with him, just like that, lying in bed, talking. We could have been floating in space for all I cared Being there with Ben felt like home.

I already knew that my heart called out to his, and his to mine, every moment of every day. The portal that connected us was strong and primal. I didn't want to anything except be with him, just like that, lying in bed, talking. We could have been floating in space for all I cared. Being there with Ben felt like home.

For me, submerging into you was like looking at the ocean for the first time, or visiting a place that feels more like home than any place you've ever been. And what I feel for you--it's in a completely different dimension than anything I've ever felt before. There's a power, a clarity.... I'm not even sure exactly how to describe it except to say that it feels like for the first time, I know what really matters.

Ben's words called to my heart. Instead of responding with terror, it opened like a fist uncurling, as though it had been waiting twenty-six years just to hear his voice.