Letters To The Lovers

"The sight of him just standing there, lazily leaning against the railing with his dark brown hair in his eyes and a soft expression on his face made me breathless and dizzy. He was the most beautiful person I'd ever seen, I couldn't deny that. But I'd lied and kept things from him even after we'd promised never to. How could I do this to him?

I inched closer to him as he turned back, and his eyes lit up like a christmas tree when he saw me. Just say it now, I can't do this for long, I kept on reminding myself, urging myself to just do it.

He smiled and willingly enveloped me in his arms as I took a deep breath into his shoulder, a fresh soapy fragrance emanating from him. He sighed my name against my ear while we were still locked in a warm embrace, and I gave up. I couldn't stand to see his hurt expression on his face from revealing my secret, couldn't stand to see what he would think of me after I said it, so I didn't.

And that was the biggest mistake I had made in my entire life."