I wanted to tell him to stay. I wanted to tell him to quit his job, his old life, and stay with me.
I wanted to tell him how I felt.
But as I searched for the right words, his breathing evened out and he slept. I drew him in close and wrapped my arms around him, and even though he couldn’t hear me, or maybe because he couldn’t hear me, I said the words anyway. “I’m falling in love with you.”