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M is for Maybe

Frank: March 28th, 2026

Woah. Amelia is looking up at me like she’s going to kiss me. I want her to kiss me. But maybe I shouldn’t. Maybe I should walk away now. Maybe I should give her more time to get over her dead fiance. Dead fiance!? What the hell am I doing? This poor woman must be raw and broken and here I am about to kiss her.

But maybe she wants me to kiss her. Maybe that’s all she can think about, too–our bodies close together, the rain trickling down the side of her face. I reach up and wipe the drop of rain away with my thumb. The rain has dwindled down to a drizzle, now. But this one drop on her face, I’m drawn to it, watching it snake down her cheek.

I cup her chin with my hand. Maybe I shouldn’t. Maybe I should. Maybe…