a/n Just a little freeverse about Ric/Diane. :)

He's always been there

Your good o/l/d

friend

with his kind eyes

and wise smile

who always points you towards the sun when you're trapped in the shadows

..

It was almost

I

N

E

V

I

T

A

B

L

-E

That *first* time

so l/o/n/g ago

now

when you [[ended]]

u^p in each other's embrace

warming the other's heart

You never expected to

Take such a swift turn

down a street called

LOVE

the lines b/+e/+t/+w/+e/+e/+n

f~r~i~e~n~d~s~h~i~p

and love

b:l:u:r:r:i:n:g

until you c*a*n*'t tell the

difference

and no longer mind

..

He holds you as you sleep

And you've never felt so /safe/

so -HAPPY-

in your entire little life

until this moment

..

People don't

{{can't}}

understand

that you love him

and he loves you

because he's

older

-so much older-

TWENTY YEARS

Than little y/o/u/n/g you

They talk

And laugh

and never do they think you'll

L

A

S

T

as long as you do

..

He's been =married= before

Said those vows and never quite been able to take those WORDS back

Even though you know he doesn't care

about them %anymore%

and he's ::with:: you now

The doubts creep in

e.v.e.r.y now and again

but every night

when he h(old)s you

they disappear

..

You've never had something quite this

****precious****

before.

You've always been treated

/badly/

By the men you've let in

Been {{burnt}}

Too many times

Just to let him steal your heart

Like t-h-i-s

..

It would be soso much

EASIER

To let him get away

Because your heart wants to

Let him

But your head

[[it's always the head]]

Tells you to walk away

So you

D

O

..

You stay friends

You and he

And he still points you to the sun

Except you see that his heart just isn't in it anymore

(((Maybe that's because it's safe with you)))

You never l/i/n/g/e/r

On what happened

Moving on

q~u~i~c~k~l~y

..

He's still your good old friend

Just the good old friend you fell in love

W

I

T

H

And let get away

Something you'll always

-regret-

but never say