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Insisting upon driving had been a very good idea.
There were all those things, of course, that would be out of the question if he needed to concentrate his human senses on the road- hand holding, eye-gazing, general joy-radiating. But more than this, the feeling of being filled to the point of bursting with pure light hadn't dimmed at all. I knew how overwhelming it was for me; I wasn't sure how much it would compromise a human system. Much safer to let my inhuman system tend to the road.
The clouds were shifting as the sun set. Every now and then a lance of fading red sunlight would strike my face. I could imagine the terror I would have felt only yesterday to have been exposed in this way. Now it made me want to laugh. I felt filled with laughter, as if the light within me needed that escape.
Curious, I switched on his radio. I was surprised that it was tuned to nothing but static. Then, considering the volume of the engine, I deduced that he didn't bother much with radios. Kids these days mostly listened to music on their phones. I'm an oldie who still listens to radio stations, so I twisted the knob until I found a semi-audible station. It was playing Johnny Ace, and I smiled. "Pledging My Love." How apt.
I began to sing along, feeling a little cheesy, but also enjoying the chance to say these words to him.
"Always and forever, I'll love only you."
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He never took his eyes off my face, smiling in what I could now accurately construe as wonder.
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