CORBIN

Hazel and I spent the last of our walk staring at one another. I tried to convey every single sentiment I said into my expression so she’d see the truth in my words. I wanted to lay her down in the grass and make love to her all night. To show her exactly what I meant when I said I loved her, but there wasn’t time and I didn’t want an audience.

She said she loved me back, and it sounded honest. We both waited too long to tell the other person, and our ...