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Of course you would have never admitted it
It wasn't in your nature
But I knew better
From the way your grip on my left hand tightened when you pushed open the door
And you returned the key to your pocket with a hand that was shaking
Just a little bit
At the sight of our new home
Bathed in the light streaming through the windows
You turned to me with the corners of your mouth curved upwards
Your eyes crinkling
Your expression so fond I was ready to burst at the seams
This is it, our new home, our new life
For the rest of our lives
You didn't need to say it out loud
You pulled me in the door to the middle of our small living room
You never were one for large open spaces
To stand on the yellow window-shaped patch of sunlight on the floor
And I was happy with you, wherever
Eyelashes sticky with the tears of our shared happiness
Finally.