C18 EIGHTEEN

That I Might Touch

DEREK

See how she leans her cheek upon her hand.

O that I were a glove upon that hand

That I might touch that cheek!

— William Shakespeare, Romeo and Juliet

I'D SURPRISED MYSELF with my bold declaration, but I'd meant what I'd said. I wouldn't give her up without a fight. I hadn't worked out what that would mean for my future