That was it.
For all the moments they'd shared where he wanted or believed time had stopped, nothing had actually happened. There was no sudden epitome, no magical second where his body became electric with feelings of wonderment, excitement, and absolute bliss. There was no deafening silence he wanted to embrace, no blinding light as his heart raced to his lungs and then through his body. There was never anything before beyond words and a feeling of something.
But now there was.
Those two words knotted his stomach and seared her initials onto his heart. Those two words had caused the butterflies to storm into a frenzy, had caused his mind to warp in and out of focus.
Those two words of hers helped to echo and understand what she evidently was to him.
He watched her as her breathing slowed, her cheeks flushed. He watched as her lips moved to form the words that were most unexpected.
The sudden shift in tone had rendered him speechless and he felt the beat in his heart skip for a split second though that second truly felt as if it wasn't ending. He bit his lip and narrowed his eyes a little, trying to think of something to say.
The answer was simple; he could say she was welcome and they would both be on with their day though it wasn't simple, was it? The inflection in her tone told him she meant more than she was saying. Her posture confirmed that. He couldn't run away now, despite his instinct telling him to. And if he thought about it, he didn't really want to.
His mouth opened before he could think on what he was saying and he spoke softly and quietly, "You're... I... --" He stuttered, feeling every pulse of his heart in his chest, "I think I-" All he needed to say was that she was welcome and that it wasn't a problem but he couldn't. He had something else he wanted to say.
"It's... Erm, Ems," He tried again, "Can I... I.. Erm, I think I'm falling in --" He paused. He'd said he was falling for her but the 'L' word wasn't mentioned and he didn't want to use it. But it felt so right, "Why'd you have to say that?" He said though he didn't release his hold on her 'nor did he avert his gaze, "Because now I'm flustered and... I don't know what to say... I... I want to say something but I don't want to ruin this."
For all the moments they'd shared where he wanted or believed time had stopped, nothing had actually happened. There was no sudden epitome, no magical second where his body became electric with feelings of wonderment, excitement, and absolute bliss. There was no deafening silence he wanted to embrace, no blinding light as his heart raced to his lungs and then through his body. There was never anything before beyond words and a feeling of something.
But now there was.
Those two words knotted his stomach and seared her initials onto his heart. Those two words had caused the butterflies to storm into a frenzy, had caused his mind to warp in and out of focus.
Those two words of hers helped to echo and understand what she evidently was to him.
He watched her as her breathing slowed, her cheeks flushed. He watched as her lips moved to form the words that were most unexpected.
The sudden shift in tone had rendered him speechless and he felt the beat in his heart skip for a split second though that second truly felt as if it wasn't ending. He bit his lip and narrowed his eyes a little, trying to think of something to say.
The answer was simple; he could say she was welcome and they would both be on with their day though it wasn't simple, was it? The inflection in her tone told him she meant more than she was saying. Her posture confirmed that. He couldn't run away now, despite his instinct telling him to. And if he thought about it, he didn't really want to.
His mouth opened before he could think on what he was saying and he spoke softly and quietly, "You're... I... --" He stuttered, feeling every pulse of his heart in his chest, "I think I-" All he needed to say was that she was welcome and that it wasn't a problem but he couldn't. He had something else he wanted to say.
"It's... Erm, Ems," He tried again, "Can I... I.. Erm, I think I'm falling in --" He paused. He'd said he was falling for her but the 'L' word wasn't mentioned and he didn't want to use it. But it felt so right, "Why'd you have to say that?" He said though he didn't release his hold on her 'nor did he avert his gaze, "Because now I'm flustered and... I don't know what to say... I... I want to say something but I don't want to ruin this."