𝐛𝐚𝐛𝐲, 𝐥𝐞𝐭'𝐬 𝐩𝐥𝐚𝐲 𝐡𝐨𝐮𝐬𝐞 ↯ 𝐀𝐔𝐒𝐓𝐈𝐍 𝐁𝐔𝐓𝐋𝐄𝐑

𝐗𝐋𝐈

𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐞𝐫𝐬 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐢𝐱 𝐦𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡𝐬

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"good morning," austin grumbles, brushing some hair out of my face.

i smile back at him, eyes still closed "good morning."

"why does it feel longer than six months?"

i open my eyes, meeting his gaze "because it sort of is," i laugh "we got the dates wrong, remember?"

"right, right," he nods "we started dating before valentine's day. so that would make our anniversary..."

"february 11th," i finish "we're about 7 days off. which means our six month mark was on august 11th."

"and what did we do on the 11th?" he asks.

i stop to remember before replying "worked our asses off."

"we had sex didn't we? that makes it at least a little bit special, right?"

i laugh softly "aus, we have sex every day."

he pulls me closer by my waist and places a kiss on my nose "and still every time, it's so damn special."

"very true," i giggle.

"you know why i love you?" he suddenly asks.

i give him a questioning look "hmm?"

"you always can make me laugh."

"oh, is that the only reason?" i joke.

"let me finish," he chuckles "you are compassionate and care way too much for others. you have a natural talent in everything. you're mind is so strong, even in the toughest situations."

oh i love this. giving him a teasing smile, i say "go on."

"you're very confident and hardworking— you know what you want. but you are also so fun and amusing and the best person to hang out with," he stares at me with loving eyes and i want to just melt "but truthfully, lillian, i can go on forever because there are infinite reasons why i love you."

"and that austin is why you are my forever," i reach over and grab a handwritten letter "great minds think alike because i did the same— i wrote a bunch of reason on why i love you. but i can't say mine out loud because then i'll just end up a crying mess of snot and tears," i present the letter with a smile "but here."

dear aus,
you are so important to me, baby. you have no idea. i love you. i love how you hold me. i love how you tell me i'm beautiful. i love how you are always there to help and support me. i love your laugh. i love how you smile when you look at me. i love that when i laugh it makes you smile. i love how much you care about me. i love how you make me feel. i love how you always get me flowers because they remind you of me. i love how we can talk for hours and hours about nothing. i love how you say sweet things to me. i love how you kiss me. i love how you whisper in my ear when we hug. i love your black hair. i love your blonde hair. i love your voice. i love your body. i love how you want to spend every waking moment with me. i love how you always subconsciously hold my hand. i love how you hold me so gently yet lovingly. i love the way you talk to me. i love the feeling i get when i'm with you. I love how you want to spend every day with me. I love how you caress my hand. i love waking up every morning and talking to you. i love acting with you.
i love how you insist everything will be alright, and make me feel peaceful. i love how i'm important to you. i love acting with you. i love how i only want to be with you. i love how i constantly think about you. i love when you get mad when someone says something to upset me. i love how you protect me. i love how i'm yours. i love how you love me. i love us. i love you. and i love everything about you.