I carry all I need to grow inside - give me light, give me warmth
For all his remaining hesitation and fears, Harper knows this was the right decision. Any new relationship is bound to be fraught with those as it is, and they'll have to navigate them together somehow as all new lovers do. He grins sheepishly at her words, knowing he's at fault for having been so absorbed in his own mind. So it's easy to let her draw him down to press a quick kiss to his mouth, to let her unbalance him and pull him into the water with her.
He's careful to roll over off her before they surface so she has room to do so herself, pushing back out of the water with a splitter and a laugh, hair plastered to his forehead until he smooths it back. "I think that's a fair punishment," he laughs brightly, already magnetically drawing closer to her as soon as they surface. "I love you Phoebe." He says it as he presses a kiss to her temple. Unafraid to use the term, aware that love can come in many strengths, and that they must cultivate theirs over time. But he'd loved her even as a friend, and hopefully the usage of the word won't scare her off.
He's careful to roll over off her before they surface so she has room to do so herself, pushing back out of the water with a splitter and a laugh, hair plastered to his forehead until he smooths it back. "I think that's a fair punishment," he laughs brightly, already magnetically drawing closer to her as soon as they surface. "I love you Phoebe." He says it as he presses a kiss to her temple. Unafraid to use the term, aware that love can come in many strengths, and that they must cultivate theirs over time. But he'd loved her even as a friend, and hopefully the usage of the word won't scare her off.
and watch me come alive
