In SIX WORDS or fewer, write a story about a love affair.

They shared a secret smile.

He had itch, scratched it, left.

Stolen kisses, quiet touches, love everlasting.

He was there. I loved him.

Death doesn't end what love begins.

I loved. He lied. I cried.

He never knew I loved him.

The hotel room outlasted their feelings.

They loved, then it was over.

Initially, only my night doorman knew

Secret words, stolen moments, broken hearts.

He could never let her go.

Read her book. Never the same.

Eyes meet. Lips touch. They married.

We broke hearts with our secrets.

Took home the hotel room Bible.

I wish he'd worn his seatbelt.

I never deleted your picture.

Told a joke. He got it.

Drifting away, we held hands.

Dizzying, exhilarating: the secret, the love.

Hunger. Feast. Then famine.

We tried to get caught again.

His autumn smile felt like spring.

a kiss, ignited, an electrical flame

Good lord, not again

I loved her, she didn't.

Intensely connected, unfathomable heat, unrealistic expectations.