Almost Goodbye

We laid on the blanket gazing at the constellations when you shocked me with a question that had come out your mouth. I used to dream of those words but gave up on the naïve belief that you would ever say them let alone to me. That night you took the first step.
"Will you be my girlfriend?" those were the exact words that had me shocked to the core. Without skipping a beat, the word yes slipped out without a second thought.