Love

He seduced her with words. Long, complicated sentences, full of nuance and meaning, short ones, direct and right to the point. He told stories of his life, his dreams. He talked through the night, soft and low whispers murmuring in her ears. He wove dreams of faraway places and of times long ago, of one perfect day he’d once had, of ones yet to come. His voice sang the syllables like a sweet melody echoing through her being. Before he had ever touched her body with so much as a gentle kiss on the cheek, she had fallen in love.