my heart is racing when you tell me that you think you've fallen in love with me. your fingers are attempting to wrap around mine, and i give in to the feeling.
i can feel my lips turn up in a smile as i say, "i think i'm falling in love with you too."
and i'm not just saying this to seem nice, i'm saying this because i mean it. my heart is always skipping an extra beat when my eyes lock with yours. my fingers are always itching to be with yours. my mind is always racing at the thought of being with you.
i can smell your strawberry perfume from a mile away. i know that it's always you. i can feel your smile when you're rooms away. it's bright and forgiving, and it's something that can easily make someone's day better.
i'm shaking now as i look at you, my eyes searching yours to find the emotion. and i see it, so very clearly. you mean your words and there's a smile dancing on your pink lips. it makes me feel better to know that my feelings weren't just one sided.
we stay in silence now, your fingers playing with mine. i so desperately want to grab you by your soft blue hoodie and kiss you, but i'm holding myself back.
"what does that mean, though," you finally whisper, looking at me. you're asking what it means to fall in love, and the sentences are forming in my head.
"well," i begin, keeping our whispering up, "falling in love is pain. it's giving your heart to someone else and hoping that they treat it right. it's holding onto the other's heart as well and praising it, keeping it the best. it's smiles and laughter, it's friendship on fire, i suppose."
you nod thoughtfully. i can see you thinking deeply on this. "i. . ."
"it's okay if you're not actually in love with me, though. just know that i've liked you for a really long time now. it would be an absolute honor to have my heart broken by you, as cliché as it is," i laugh.
you run your free hand through your long hair. "i'm in love with you."
that's all you say before you step in front of me. you close your eyes for a second before opening them and smiling.
then you kiss me gently.
