I thought about Tanner that night. It thought about the way his eyes sparkle and almost look green when he looks into the sun. I thought about how cute he was asking me those questions knowing that he wanted to know. I thought about the way he held me in his arms when we kissed. He held onto me tightly as if with a sudden gust of wind I could blow away from him and never return. And I thought about our kiss well now kisses there were three. The way he grabbed me and held me close. The way his lips felt like fire on my own. The first one today was the longest, almost six seconds! The second one was shorter and quicker. And the last one he kissed me and then I smiled during the kiss. Then he kinda pulled away but our lips were just barely touching.
Ugh! It's crazy because I don't even know when he became so important to me. It's like watching a snow storm, you see flakes falling but you don't realize they're adding up. Then suddenly your whole lawn is covered. All these little things have added up and he's my snow storm. It turned out that I liked him a lot more than originally planned.
Maybe it's his laugh, which is utterly contagious. Maybe it's his smile which lights up a room and makes me happy for no reason at all. Maybe it's our more recent late night talks where 1 am seems to arrive too quickly. Maybe it's his jokes which I'll remember days later and burst into laughter. Maybe it's how he can make my day better even if a minute before I wanted to cry. Maybe it's every second I get to spend with him, even if those seconds will always leave me wanting more.
Just then my phone buzzed. It was Tanner.
"Hi"
"Hey"
"What's up?"
"Nothing. I just needed to tell you something really important."
"What happened? Are you okay?"
"I will be when I tell you I like you."
"Really? Are you sure?"
"Yes. I like you a lot."
