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“How’s that?” I whispered, kissing her ear as hed in response, not capable of speaking I chuckled and continued to rub I worked th of her spine Her back arched at my touch When I was finished, I pulled her back into my arms

“Wow, that was ahed and kissed her lips

“Anything for you, Belle,” Ianother kiss

We lay in each other’s ar at all Every now and then I would kiss her or touch her—so to make her remember I was there

“Can you playup at me

“What?” I said, confused until I saw her glance towardsit I uitar I’d been working on a song, one that I wasn’t sure I was ready to share with her

I began to struan to sing, softly at first My heart was pounding, like I couldn’t believe I was doing this This song was about her and she had to know that I put into the song all the things I’d wanted to tell her that I couldn’t bringripped me open and completely exposed me to her

Walking round in circles, never reaching the end

Ti by me as I try to pretend

Out of the shadows you stepped into my heart

Your love filled the cracks that were breaking me apart

Everything that is beautiful is caught up in you,

I’m so into you baby, that this is what I wanna do,

These feelingsso new,

But I’h…