your body is a wonderland (part I)

"I love the shape you take when crawling towards the pillowcase."

Eddie didn't particularly believe in love at first site and never really understood how people could just "know" in a moment that they had found their one true love. Which is not to say he didn't love his girlfriend Kenya. He and Kenya had been together for about 14 months, and he adored her. But their relationship was no instant success. It had taken weeks to woo her into a date, and had been two months before they settled into a committed relationship to one another.

Eddie woke up this morning and it was just like any other day. Kenya had spent the night at his place. The alarm went off and they both reached for the snooze. After the second time the alarm went off, Eddie turned on the news and they debated about who was going to get up to make the coffee. Kenya was the loser that round, and stumbled down to the kitchen to start the coffee. After about six minutes, she came scampering back up, and crawled back into bed to reclaim the snugly warmth.

It took approximately ten seconds for Kenya to crawl back under the covers, but those few moments had taken Eddie's breath away. And it wasn't some sort of seductive crawl. In fact, she had stumbled a bit over the footboard. Her hair was still wrapped up from the night before. She had on a pair of sweatpants and a tank top with clouds on it. But somehow it was the most amazing thing he'd ever seen.

Somehow that quick action became a clarifying moment. Eddie's heart was racing. A part of him felt on fire, wanting her so passionately that it was hard to breathe. At the same time, he had never felt so safe and so sure. He knew that he wanted to see her do that everyday for the rest of his life.