I love you,
the coffee purrs as he pushes it to her,
and won't you listen
even though I know you can't
is held within the steam blowing out.
'Thank you,' Her smile's radiant,
and Nino lets that relief pour through him
not unlike how the coffee was poured into that very cup.
"Can, Can I draw you, Mari? I promise that it won't take long and that it really won't hurt me if you say, no."
Her gentle and shy smile
makes his heart race
"Sure, I just have to finish up something here first."
"O-O-Okay," And he doubts
that she notices the I love you
in the folds of each pencil mark,
because he didn't write it,
just drew her with all of his heart,
"It's beautiful, Nath."
He'll smile like the sun met the stars
while her eyes trace the familiar lines of the page.
He feels a part of his heart
both sink and swim
as she compliments his work
She doesn't see the I love you,
carefully tucked within each hour of hard work,
she can't really,
and he doesn't expect her to,
not anymore
He watches when she leaves though,
all grace and confidence,
and remembers the news on the day of Stoneheart,
and smiles because
he sees how much she's grown even
while not being a part of her life,
only barely crossing moments and strands now.
