You know that feeling, the one you get when it’s just you and whoever you’re with. Maybe the windows are rolled down and you’re driving. You may not be going anywhere in particular, but you can’t wait to get there. Every part of that trip is fun. Your smile makes your cheeks burn and reminds you of the laughing fits from your childhood, and you don’t want it to end. The beauty of these perfect days is you don’t even contemplate an ending. It’s as if your brain allows you a foot in the door of what could be with this person, a moment in the space between, without the lens of real life to blur your gaze.
In these particular instances, the feeling isn’t one of a great first date. Great first dates are epic but pale in comparison to the sweet harmony that imbues each interaction as you wonder. You revolve around one another like magnets of opposing poles, the frequency and steadiness of your conversation an even breath in and out. You aren’t giddy, because giddiness implies an unknown looming ahead. You’re just yourself during these moments. The person next to you already woven seamlessly into your rhythm, you both exist to the silent beat of a familiar tune.
Conversation is easy for you, but the silences are the real truth-tellers. You look to your right, snickering; you make a face and they laugh. You both welcome the journey, whatever it may bring. Perhaps you’re heading to dinner or walking home from work with this person. Maybe you’re meeting for breakfast.
It’s not always perfect. You’re at work; the day wasn’t one of your best. Maybe you meet this person for a drink to wind down, but your distraction knocks the symbiosis of the interaction off balance. What matters in these moments isn’t the refraction of your feelings but how easily the space between you returns to equilibrium. You feel your shoulders relax and allow the feeling to bring you back to center. Without a word, you feel a hand slide into yours, causing a static pulse to trace the outline of your body. The space between you is electric and shocks you into the present.
That’s how it feels - you think for a moment about the person you see before you. A smile spreads across your face and you continue to hum a familiar tune you’ve never heard before. Then you know it is the right thing and it would turn into something wonderful) Have you had such feeling before?
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Olesya