Okay, so this is just a little songfic. The song is "Then" by Brad Paisley. It's country, but Dimitri likes country, right? Anyways, it's all in his perspective. In this story, SK didn't happen and Rose and Dimitri fell in love and everything went well, with no major obstacles. It talks about how their love has grown...
I flicked through the channel's on the radio, trying to find something I liked. I finally settled on a country radio station I periodically listened to. I was driving to meet Roza. We hadn't seen each other for almost a week; she had been at the school, giving a demonstration. I so missed her. As the previous song finished, a song by Brad Paisley came on. I recognized his deep voice, and started to listen in.
I remember, trying not to stare the night that I first met you
You had me mesmerized
And three weeks later, in the front porch light
Taking forty-five minutes to kiss goodnight
I hadn't told you yet
But I thought I loved you then
This reminded me so much of my Roza. When I had first met her, he beauty had set me into some sort of trance. And when I saw her feeding Lissa, I realized that she was strong and brave as well as being beautiful. And then I remembered the night of Victor's lust spell, when a mere kiss was so long and passionate. I had thought she was the most beautiful thing I'd ever seen.
And now you're my whole life
Now you're my whole world
I just can't believe the way I feel about you, girl
Like a river meets the sea,
Stronger that it's ever been
It was true; Roza had made me a stronger person. She had shown me that my control was something that couldn't always be kept in check, and that I didn't always need it. And she had become the center of my world. I always thought of her.
We've come so far since that day
And I thought I loved you then
And I remember, taking you back to right where I first met you
You were so surprised
There were people around, but I didn't care
Got down on one knee right there once again
I thought I loved you then
I smiled as I thought of the day I had proposed to my Roza. I had taken her back to Portland, to the place where we had first met. And I had bent down on one knee, and asked her to marry me. Her face was priceless- she didn't want such a private moment to be experienced by so many people. And in that moment, I realized that I'd loved her more than I'd every realized before.
And now you're my whole life
Now you're my whole world
I just can't believe the way I feel about you, girl
Like a river meets the sea,
Stronger than it's ever been.
We've come so far since that day
And I thought I loved you then
I could just see you, with a baby on the way
And I could just see you, when your hair is turning gray
What I can't see is how I'm every gonna love you more
But I've said that before
As the song ended, I smiled, thinking of how our love had grown over the years. Even though we'd had many obstacles, we had overcome them all to come together. I was now in my forties and she in her thirties and we loved each other more than ever. Just like the song had said, I thought I could never love her more than I now did. But, I had said that before.
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