⠀“ i’m tough. ” i whisper.
he nods. “ i know you are. ”
“ i can take care of myself. ”
“ you have. ” he says. “ you still do. you always will. i’ve just joined in, too. now we take care of each other. ”
my love my darling my baby my sweetie my honey my other half my home my anchor my treasure my sunshine my moonbeam my starlight my dream my world my heaven my angel my why my one my only my forever my always my heart my soul