Best friend

Your new-ish house

your dog sleeping on the rug

my family and your family chatting comfortably

your kitchen with your hot chocolate

the fun spinny stools at the kitchen island

that's one of my happy places

talking about

well,

life in general

our commonalities

our fears

gossip, I guess

that's where I'm comfortable

stirring mugs of hot chocolate

trying to avoid stepping on your Christmas tree trains that my little brother is playing with

I really relaxed

I was happy

content

you're one of my best friends, you know

you're one of the closest people to me

confiding in each other

that's friendship

that's real

we can relate to one another and rant without having to withhold pieces of information from one another

you're my best friend

I just wanted to tell you that.