"The problem is..." He begins, making my stomach twist, "I think I'm falling in love with you." My eyes spark with a starry fire as every breath starts to feel heavy and lonesome.
"Why is that a problem?" I choke, almost giddily. "Don't you know that I love you too?" It seemed like only yesterday I stumbled into his arms like a box falling off a shelf. The spark that began a year-long friendship. I to notice tears in his eyes as he tries to choke out words.
"Because I worry that if you know all of me, you'll... well, you'll stop." His voice grows quiet as he speaks. I feel my heart grow heavy as a tear escapes his eye.
"My love," I say, putting my arms around his neck, "no matter who you were or what you've gone through, it could never change the person you are right now." The hair on the back of his neck tickles my arms as I stare into his tearful eyes. He wraps his arms around my waist and pulls me close, his heartbeat drumming in my ear. 'Is this what it feels like to be loved?' I think, feeling my troubles melt away as his warmth covers me. I wish this was my forever, just me and him, his cologne flooding my senses.
