The Kiss

The sky was black. An infinite expanse of darkness covering everything from horizon to horizon in shadow, with pinpoints of light dotting the expanse like holes in a giant sheet. A slight breeze whipped through the short trees and crickets chirped creating a sweet ambiance and adding to  romantic mood. We stood there, still as the stones that surrounded us, seemingly frozen in time. We did not speak, but no words were needed. For what felt like an eternity in but a second passed, and we finally parted from our embrace. I looked into her eyes, they sparkled in the starlight and I knew in that moment that she was in fact the one. In that moment I could see in her eyes the person that she could make me. I felt in my chest a deeply rooted love for this heavenly being in front of me. She slightly squinted her eyes and her head tilted to the side, a look of question on her face. "What?" she asked innocently, a smile playing at the edges of her lips. I just looked at her, her hair falling around her face and making my heart flutter in my chest. Her eyes were mesmerizing and seemed to draw me in closer. Before I knew it my nose was brushing against hers, what I could not express fully in words seemed to pour out of me in that one simple moment. Our lips brushed and then pressed together in a kiss. It was simplistic and sweet, and was over in mere seconds. But sometimes seconds are filled with forever. We separated and I stared into her eyes once more, amazed that such a beautiful creature could be mine. She was the very essence of beauty, in every sense of the word. And in that moment I loved her more deeply then I thought possible. The smile again played around her lips, and with a shy, yet unabashed voice she replied to my nonverbal response. "Oh, that" she said, her eyes dancing. "I love you." The words came out, low and husky, but with every ounce of feeling I could muster. She finally smiled and, staring up at me, replied in a dulcet tone that sent shivers down my spine. "I love you too." I smiled back and, reaching up to place my hand behind her neck, I leaned down and kissed her once more, my head fuzzy and my heart among the stars.