Anticipa…

…tion.

A week from now, I'll wake up after having spent a couple of days in your presence - the most time I've been allowed with you, ever. And I'll still have a day and a half left ahead of me.

Oh, sure… it won't be just the two of us. It's very unlikely we will ever be alone… Probably for the best. Who knows what we'd get up to, just you and me… the mistakes we might make… the most beautiful, agonizingly perfect mistakes… No, not just you and me. But still, in each other's presence. Still close enough to interact. To talk. To enjoy each other's company.

And you're the one who orchestrated it.

The anticipation is killing me. I'm like a kid in December, counting down the days ‘til Christmas. This is a ridiculously amazing gift you've given me. The gift of you.

Shame I won't get to unwrap it, but again… probably for the best.

Because, while I may not get to have everything my heart and body want…

I'll get to be near you.

Talk to you.

Spend time with you, doing something I know we both enjoy.

Feel the warmth of the same campfire with you, three nights in a row.

Learn more about you.

Have meals with you.

See you… gosh, just… seeing you…

Maybe drink with you… want me to fetch you another Truly from the cooler?

It's going to be………

The anticipation is killing me. Each minute, an hour, each hour a day… and I know once it starts, it'll be over before I know it. But that's ok, that's how life goes.

Thank you. Thank you for inviting us, for making this happen, for giving me this gift. You have no idea how much it means to me.

See you in a few days, my love…

I can't wait.