"Shh, baby, shh...it's okay," I say when I realize he's crying. I reach to wipe the tears off his cheeks before any more can drip on me. I hug him tighter with my legs, digging my heels in a little.

"I love you, too. I love you so much. I'm all yours, Lee. All in. And you're mine and I'm not letting you go," I promise. It comes out jerky, in gasps, and I wish it could say more, say it pretty, say it like it feels. But this feels too big, too massive to even be put into words. Love. Love's a good word but it's not big enough. And maybe I'm just fucking stupid but I don't even know a bigger, better word for it.

"Come in me," I whisper. "That's what I want most. I want you in me. Come on, baby. Please. Come on..."