PART 3 (THE TURN)
One evening, about a month later—
the power went out.
The whole house fell into darkness.
I panicked for a second—
until I heard his voice from the other room.
“Stay where you are. I’ve got it.”
A few minutes later, a small candle flickered to life between us.
We sat across from each other in the dim glow.
For the first time…
really looking.
And that’s when I saw it.
Not the limp.
Not the awkwardness.
But the way he looked at me.
Careful.
Gentle.
Like I was something breakable…
and worth protecting.
“You don’t have to stay,” he said suddenly.
My breath caught.
“I meant what I said,” he continued.
“If you find someone you truly love… I won’t stand in your way.”
For the first time—
that idea didn’t feel like freedom.
It felt like loss.
And that scared me more than anything.
“Michael…” I whispered.
He looked up.
And for once—
I didn’t look away.
“What if…” I said slowly,
“…I stopped looking?”
Silence.
The kind that holds everything.
“What if,” I continued, my voice trembling,
“what I needed… was already here?”
He didn’t move.
Didn’t speak.
But his eyes—
filled with something I had never seen directed at me before.
Not desire.
Not possession.
But love.
Quiet.
Patient.
Certain.
And that night—
for the first time—
I wasn’t afraid of reaching for him.
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