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“I watched you from the ”

If I could’ve smacked hiainst the bed and buried ”

“Don’t be ehed

I shifted away from pillow and peeked up at him “Easy for you to say” As much as I could have died froet the attention off h amakes you some kind of sick pervert, you know”

“That’s the thing with you, I can’t help er apply when it comes to you You make me want to break all the rules”

His words eased the blush away froht inother places “And why do you think that is?”

He smiled so sweetly, as if he had the answer to it all “Love at first sight, of course”

A feeling I never once thought possible, but now ht about that”

He laughed boisterously “I bet I am”

“You know, I never thought destined love could happen” I shrugged “Probably because I’d never been in love before, not in the sense of what I believed it meant Like what it meant for my parents, ere devoted to only each other and loved despite each other’s flaws I always thought love happened over time and was built on a lifetime of memories Now that theory, of course, is a total flop There’s so between you and me It’s been so instant for me I’ve never felt like this with anyone”

“Neither have I” Kipp smiled

I stared intently into his eyes “So where does that leave us?”

“I’m not sure what it all means, but all I know is fate intervened here and I’ht it No e this all is, ere brought together for a reason, and even if we only have a short tiether, I’m h

appy to have had it at all”

What could I say to that? Short tihtly, but I wouldn’t point that out now and would simply enjoy him; no need to put a damper on an already somber reality Talked out, beat froazes remained locked on each other