He stood with her, holding her hands and rejoicing in the delight he felt each time she gazed at him.
[color=#7CD98A]"I'm okay, E. Really. I'm happier than I can remember being in a really long time." [/color] There was a pause as he searched for the words. [color=#7CD98A]"I'm...scared, too, but much more happy than scared." [/color]
Scared wasn't an emotion he experienced often...in fact, it wasn't until he'd had love and lost it that he knew what it was like to be truly afraid. It shook him to his core.
[color=#7CD98A]"I promise, I'll explain. But right now, right now I want to live in the joy and the love and perfection of this moment. Right now, the only thing I want to do is celebrate." [/color]
Right now, he wanted to make love to her, to fall asleep with their bodies pressed against each other, skin on skin, and to wake to the soft scent of her hair and gentle sounds of her rhythmic breathing and the absolutely endearing and very rare snort that escaped her during particularly deep sleep. He needed it as much as he needed air.
[color=#7CD98A]"I'm okay, E. Really. I'm happier than I can remember being in a really long time." [/color] There was a pause as he searched for the words. [color=#7CD98A]"I'm...scared, too, but much more happy than scared." [/color]
Scared wasn't an emotion he experienced often...in fact, it wasn't until he'd had love and lost it that he knew what it was like to be truly afraid. It shook him to his core.
[color=#7CD98A]"I promise, I'll explain. But right now, right now I want to live in the joy and the love and perfection of this moment. Right now, the only thing I want to do is celebrate." [/color]
Right now, he wanted to make love to her, to fall asleep with their bodies pressed against each other, skin on skin, and to wake to the soft scent of her hair and gentle sounds of her rhythmic breathing and the absolutely endearing and very rare snort that escaped her during particularly deep sleep. He needed it as much as he needed air.
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