You are staring at me like you were going to eat me up.

You were honest and hardworking and kind. You were polite and patient and more mature than any guy I’d dated before. And when we were together, you listened in a way that made me feel like I was the only woman in the world. You made me feel complete and spending time with you just seemed right.

You might not believe it...but you make the world a better place when you smile.

If conversation was the lyrics, laughter was the music, making time spent together a melody that could be replayed over and over without getting stale.

While I find inspiration in real life, the actual stories are, thankfully, works of fiction - which, given the considerable turmoil in my character's lives, is probably a good thing!

Life, he realize, was much like a song. In the beginning there is mystery, in the end there is confirmation, but it's in the middle where all the emotion resides to make the whole thing worthwhile.

I love you," he finally whispered. She leaned forward and touched his face. "I know. And I love you, too.