“I have something to say”

He is seated across from me
We are at the kitchen table
This intense look on his face

He has this way of
preluding his thoughts

Almost as if he’s
working up the courage
to be vulnerable

“I need you”

I feel this bubble inside
my heart

“I need you too” I reply

He asks to not discuss
it further

Rather, he simply
wants it known

His intensity draws me

I agree
I smile

“I need you”
“I as well”