Dear Author,See those gifs? That was us, the night it happened. The night it all changed, and our precious time together turned into a trickle of “secret” texts and emails and God-I-wish-you-were-heres…The memory of that last time together, of feeling his touch, and his strength and heat up against me, has kept me going through some hard times. And I know it hasn’t been easy for him either, and we’ve both done the best we can to be strong. But… I need that man. So much.I’m trying to figure out how to make things right so we can be together again. I think I’ve finally worked out just what needs to be done; it isn’t going to be easy and could possibly be dangerous and pull me farther away from him. That’s all right though; I know the best things in life are worth making it over and around every obstacle on the way there. Worth taking risks and giving it all you’ve got. And that man? There’s no doubt in my heart that he’s the best thing in my life.Photo Description: Gif 1: Two men in their early 20s begin kissing at night in a floodlit area with one pinned up against a post or pylon. The man with his back to the surface begins with his hands on his lover’s face and ends with his hands cupped around the other’s ass pulling him into the kiss.Gif 2: Continuation of first Gif showing a close up of the kiss. The lovers pull apart briefly and make eye contact.This story was written as a part of the M/M Romance Group's "Love’s Landscapes" event. Group members were asked to write a story prompt inspired by a photo of their choice. Authors of the group selected a photo and prompt that spoke to them and wrote a short story. This story may contain sexually explicit content and is intended for adult readers. It may contain content that is disagreeable or distressing to some readers. The M/M Romance Group strongly recommends that each reader review the General Information section before each story for story tags as well as for content warnings.