it won't be light for quite a while
and you can see behind these ribs
everything i have to give
i'm giving
so speak to me
teach me
listen to me now
i need you to get back here
and help me somehow
i'm nothing if we don't start here
.
Chloe leaned into Buck, "Y'know, I wish I'd gone to prom with you."
Buck laughed a little, "I think your parents and teachers might have taken issue with your date being twenty-eight, Chloe."
She grinned, "Even if he was the Buck Williams?"
He paused, pretending to think about what she said, "That changes everything, you're right. I'm sure your parents and teachers would take no issue with it, then."
"Of course. Any other twenty-old-year-old? No chance. But Buck Williams? Full approval."
The two laughed at that, and then lapsed into silence, Buck putting his arm around Chloe, pulling her close to him.
"Hey," He said suddenly, "Do you think your mom would've liked me?"
She turned her head, studying him, "Quite a serious question, there, Mr. Williams."
"Indeed it is, Mrs. Williams." He replied, pausing for a moment, with his serious tone back, "I don't know, I was just thinking. . .obviously Rayford likes me, but with the age difference and everything. . .I can't help but to wonder what she'd think of me if she met me."
"You will be able to ask her, someday," Chloe pointed out, "But I'm sure she'd love you, and not just because you're the Buck Williams, but because of how amazing you are and how good you are to me. In fact, after I got dumped by that one guy I dated in college – you know, the one who graduated and never talked to me again – my mom told me that she prayed that God would send me a guy who'd be perfect for me. If she was here, I think that she'd say that you were the answer to that prayer."
Buck grinned widely at that, leaning in and kissing his wife, "I love you."
She smiled back at him, "I love you, too."
.
but you know what i'm up against
you know how weak is my defense
you know how hard
how hard i try
oh, can't you see
can't you see that i
am begging you
you fill me up with peace and rest
your living joy down in my chest
you tell me i am not alone
you wanted me just for my own
i'm longing for you