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At about 10:20pm, I reached my hand back and grabbed hers, holding it softly while we read respective screens. At 10:30, I was still reading LJ when I felt her head beside mine. She was standing behind me, lips gingerly grazing my ear. She whispered hot breath on my face, "Come lay down with me." For a fraction of a minute, I thought about how I hadn't finished reading. She stepped back, allowing me my decision. I followed, of course. I am so grateful that I did.

In the dark of the bedroom, the fan's air kissed our silhouetted skin. We rolled around, settling in, desiring comfort. I fell into place behind her, my form echoing hers. We talked, hushed voices and intimate secrets. My sweet confidante cradled my confessions - fears spoken and not.

Our talk turned to ceremonies and rituals - a recurrence of late. I told her my heart is more spontaneous than that - that sometime I would be ready to proceed without crippling fear of failure. I would be ready, and I would tell her, and the deed would be done. To me. I don't need proclamations and public announcements. My heart speaks its own mind and keeps its own promises.

I tell her, and we talk. We talk finger sizes and gifts. We talk meanings. She tells me her left ring finger is half a size larger than her right. I ask her why I need to know both. She says, "It depends on the meaning." What could depend? What meaning? She says there is a difference between a gift of love and a gift of promise. I say, "If I want to buy you a gift because I love you, I will buy you a toy, or a book, or a flower. I will present you with a kiss. All my gifts are gifts of love."

She tells me quietly that she would accept my promise, and that she hoped that I would accept hers, if given. My ridiculously practical nature wonders aloud if we should plan, then, this exchange of promises. If we should plan together, in order to gift together. To match. To complement. She asks, "What happened to being spontaneous?"

My love, our hearts are as spontaneous as our words, as your lips on my earlobe, your breath on my skin. If nothing should ever come from this night's talk, skin on skin, I am content with spoken words. Words and spontaneity.

Date: 2003-08-14 12:41 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] happy2beso.livejournal.com
Do you like-like Jen?

Date: 2003-08-14 05:33 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] sudrin.livejournal.com
And to think a few posts ago you were talking about TOO MUCH SMILING? ;-)

Date: 2003-08-14 06:41 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] judecorp.livejournal.com
Shhh, don't tell.

I you asked my uncle...

Date: 2003-08-14 06:49 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] whirledpeas.livejournal.com
...which I don't suggest doing...

He would tell you he thinks lesbians get married by lighting incense, hugging a tree, and dancing around without bras on.

Is that what you'd like to do? Sounds sorda spontaneous!

Re: I you asked my uncle...

Date: 2003-08-14 06:56 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jennbits.livejournal.com
bahahahahahaha

Re: I you asked my uncle...

Date: 2003-08-14 07:07 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] judecorp.livejournal.com
Nah. I don't really like incense. It makes me sneeze.

When I stopped going to church, my dad used to always tell me, "I don't care what religion you practice, I will walk you down the aisle. Even if I have to walk down a goddamn aisle of trees!"

Date: 2003-08-14 07:07 am (UTC)

Re: I you asked my uncle...

Date: 2003-08-14 07:51 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] jadefu.livejournal.com
Everyone knows that you just need to go to Vermont. :) And, hopefully, a real marriage law in MA soon instead of just VT's CU.

Re: I you asked my uncle...

Date: 2003-08-14 11:38 am (UTC)
From: [identity profile] judecorp.livejournal.com
1. I could never live in Vermont. (Brr!)

2. Even if there were marriage laws, I wonder if I would have a legal ceremony. I mean, I fight for the option for other people, but I'm sort of anti-marriage for me.

3. Mwah.

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