Because You Love Me

“What is it you want from me, Juanita?” Jerry asked as if to fill in the silence. “I have shown you how much I respect you in every way I know how. It goes right over your head.” He looked confused and shifted restlessly. “You are so much more than the slight difference in your shoulders. I’m happy when I enter your front door. I smell candles burning and food cooking, I feel like I’m in heaven.” With an all-encompassing wave of his hand he included, “I’m wrapped in luxury when I’m with you.” Then he choked up. “You are a blossom! I’m a clod by comparison. I’m twice your size, yet all I hear from you are questions like, ‘what will your relatives or friends think?’ Well, I can’t control what people think. You are putting me in the same category with Boyd.