Po'Em:
He was gone. Just like that! He must have memorized it before he came into the room. Well except the part when he got mad anyway. Thank god he hadn't knocked, if he had knocked she would have known it was all over.
She looked down at the long sleeved cashmere sweater dress she had worn to remind herself that sex,with Hennesy,was not the reason she was here to see him right now and laughed . She couldn't help it. Shock she thought, it must be shock. She put both hands across her stomach and sat down on the bed. She wanted him to stay so she could tell him he was wrong. All my men ? Why she had been practially celibate for heavens sake!
Until recently (once )and it was only one other man besides, Matt. The rest was just angry talk to Marijuana. I should have respect, for those drunks who would promise anything,ask me anything if they thought it would get them between my sheets! Me, me childish, Now I was working myself up. I almost called Marijuana,to bitch her out . Was she telling Hennesy about everything and every move I made? I was begining to hyper-ventilate. I couldn't catch my breath. I grabbed the plastic bag from the bed and put it to my mouth. Stupid! It's suposed to be paper! I sat down again and tried to slow my breathing, taking deep lungs full of air slowly filling my lungs and then slowly letting is out again . After a while it worked.
Hennesy had just, for the first time in our lives together, said I love you . Not ,me too, or ya , but - I love you . He said that I was important to him! Marry him, oh god ,YES. yes I would marry him. I picked the ring box up off the bed and opened it. Wedding bands . They were beautiful .
I went to search for him in the first place I thought he might be waiting for me, his office, but as I passed the small chappel I saw him just sitting, and I went in. Hennesy, is that you? He stood, and came out. We found a quiet place on deck . He was still a little surly and stood next to me his hands on the rail, waiting. Look at me Hennesy. He turned but we still hadn't touched . Hennesy, I said again , I love you too. And , was the next word out of his mouth. AND, he asked. And, Yes I will marry you.