'Maybe, just maybe, this is right' she thinks as she gazed
upon his visage as they lay in his bed lit by the moonlight seeping through the
blinds making this one moment ethereal. This man who she thought would never be
with her had flipped all her sad expectations upside down; what she expected as
a casual relationship that eventually falls apart was blown away when he burst
through the door of her playboy now ex boyfriend and saved her from being taken
advantage of.
"go to sleep, you've had a rough day." He whispers gently as he caresses her cheek
with the back of his calloused hand from working all those part time jobs to
support himself and -though he wouldn't admit it- his best friend. She lifts
earth brown eyes to his steel grey eyes and ponders for a moment if it wouldn't
be so intrusive of her to lean in and kiss him goodnight; something to show him
just how much she wants to be with him, to show him her heart if she hadn't
done so.
His breath paused as her feelings overflowed from the way
she looked back with such affection for someone like him; someone who always
pushed her away and left her when he saw someone prettier and livelier; only to
find himself thinking more about her, getting jealous when she had gone into a
relationship with that sleaze bag and even going as far as missing her just
because he did. This was all new to him and he'd never have condoned to holding
hands or any public display of attraction with anyone before her, heck, the fact
that he even considered to BE in a relationship was absurd. Yet here he is
wanting nothing else but to keep this one woman in his arms, to wake up just to
watch her peaceful face or lay in bed contentedly like this.
Timidly, she raises her lips to kiss his chin which was a
lot safer than kissing his lips though half way through he raises her chin a
bit more and kisses her lips softly, unsure yet caring as he pulled away and
granted her a rare genuine smile. A small shy smile from her confirmed both of their
thoughts.
“Goodnight.” he kissed her forehead and pulled her closer,
the feeling of happiness that he thought was long gone and out of reach flowed
through him like a blessed spring to a thirsty man.
“Goodnight” she nuzzled his neck and lay there contentedly
in a place where she thought she would never be, a place and person she would
surely protect and care for with all her heart.
