Heidi.

He held me like he knew me and we lay together, more awake than I had ever been before, on the first day of the rest of our lives.
Suddenly the last few years made sense and every time I saw him, I really saw him and he saw me.
Sometimes if you don’t act, life will act for you. I said yes that night, and again and again in the months that followed. It was the best decision I have ever made.

Like every good story, it started with a drink, or six.
It was November, it was cold and grey and I didn’t know who I was anymore. In an attempt to reinvent myself, I cut my hair…..

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