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2 hours

23 minutes

35 seconds

That's how long it took for me to realize how much I love you

That's how long it took for me to fall hard for you

Maybe it was the soft spoken words

Or the small giggles we let out

It could've been how we talked

The way your voice dripped like honey

How rich and smooth it was

Or it might've been how even in the silence it felt comfortable

Nothing awkward about it

Maybe it was the way you cared

Or how sweet it all was

Or how I felt myself yearn to hug you as you said you'd probably cry

How horrible it felt to hang up

But so amazing at the same time

3 words

I love you

I love you too

2 hours

23 minutes

And 35 seconds

That's how long it took for me to say

I love you

That's how long it took for me to hold it in

How sweet it was to finally let it go

Just say it

And when you said it back

My heart bloomed

Only to stop midway and shrivel

Because I hung up

Because I said goodnight

When I should've just kept talking

I hung up

My heart shriveled as you talked about him

But it bloomed the second I heard you say it

It's still blooming

Even though I hung up my heart is racing

My cheeks feel like they've been set on fire

It took 2 hours 23 minutes and 35 seconds for my heart to bloom for you

I hope yours did too

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