Disclaimer: Not mine. And lyrics belong to Goo Goo Dolls.
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And I don't want the world to see me
'Cause I don't think that they'd understand
When everything's made to be broken
I just want you to know who I am
I just want you to know who I am
"John..."
"Hmm?" He's holding her close, swaying back and forth, calming.
"I love you." He never falters, even though it's the first time he'd heard those words come from her lips. He just pulls her a little bit closer, holds her a little bit tighter, whispering, "I love you, too, Alex."
That was the last night he spent with her. It wasn't a night of fear, of clutching the other so close that bones could break, it was just a night of slowing down, appreciating each other, holding just because the other was there, because feeling was all they had left, now that all the words were gone. After all, what could you say, beyond 'I love you'? There were no words left.