Unadulterated Love

Prologue

Sidharth Shukla's POV

One day I caught myself smiling for no reason, then I realized I was thinking of you. Your words spin around my mind and make me smile all day long! I just wonder if its the same for you or not!

Sometimes, you and I seem like a wild dream, but it's a dream I want to come true. You are the one who fits me so completely and who makes me so happy. Sometimes when we're together, I'll look over and you'll be doing something small—something silly like looking for something to eat in the fridge or scratching your back maybe—and that one small thing causes this surge in my heart. I can't believe I'm the person who gets to share these moments with you, that one small thing causes this surge in my heart. I can't believe I'm the person who gets to share these moments with you, these small, seemingly-insignificant moments. I never thought this would be what my wildest dream would be like, but I'm so glad they've come true.

You've lit a fire in me. It's a passion that grows with each passing day. Just when I think I get used to my love for you, you'll do something small and amazing. Maybe you'll make me laugh, or say something so smart it makes me see the world in a new way, and suddenly there it is again—that rush of emotion, of love, that comes over me so swiftly it's like a wildfire in my soul. I hope you know how much you mean to me, how much I love you, and how excited I am to walk through this life with you. 

Shehnaaz Gill's POV

It started with wanting to spend more time with you. I wasn't even sure what it was back then, just this feeling I had of wanting more. More time, more information about you, more of your presence in general. I'd make excuses to see you, to ask you questions, to come up to you at events, to be in the same place at the same time. I didn't know it was love then, I just knew I had to find a way to be around you. It was such a simple need. And it still is. I need you in my life. I need to be around you. Your presence, your smile, your very self. You make me so happy.

When I was a kid I used to sit and think of what the person I loved would be like. I pictured kissing in fields or maybe on the beach. A man who was strong and kind. Who was smart and driven. Who made laugh. Who made me stronger. You are so much more than I could have ever imagined. I never even thought to wish for someone as kind, sweet, strong, funny, smart, and amazing as you. You are life's biggest surprise. You are so much more than anything I could have dreamed or hoped for.

Once I saw an older couple in a park. They were wearing matching sports coats and holding hands as they chatted. The woman giggled at something and the man did too. They obviously had so much love and history between them. It made me realize that one day we'd be like that, walking together, talking, laughing, and enjoying the life we build together. I can't wait to grow old with you. To see your old man smile, the life we build together. I can't wait to grow old with you. To see your old man smile, the crinkles that'll form at the corner of your eyes. Will we argue and get grumpy? Will we silently sit by the fire? Will we go dancing? Eat the same dinner every Friday night? I don't know.