Chapter 54 I Want You, All Of You
Sometimes the moments that you are the most frightened of are the moments that feel right. So before she can disappear out that door completely and leave me alone, I pull her gently by the arms and lead her back to the bedroom,
"Princess, I am not a man of many words. So please excuse me if I get this wrong."
"Colton, what is wrong?"
"Please, please just listen to me, please just listen until I am done."
I shift but a fraction even closer than what could even be possible and take her soft hands into mine. My trembling hand that right now wish that I could just fall into an abyss and disappear. But I can do this; I have played this moment in my head over and over now for days.
So here it goes.
"Princess, until I saw you first, love, at first sight, was just an overrated phrase for me.
When I saw you, I fell in love, and you smiled because you knew.