I Don't Want To Miss A Thing - Aerosmith
I could stay awake just to hear you breathing Watch you smile while you are sleeping
While you're far away and dreaming…
He watched her chest rise and fall in a slow, peaceful pattern, his arm propping up his head so that he could see her better. He was solely absorbed in her, the way the soft locks of vivid red hair framed her face, the soft, upward curve of her pink lips, as she breathed his name, hinting at whatever dream she was in…
I could spend my life in this sweet surrender
I could stay lost in this moment forever
Where every moment spent with you is a moment I treasure…
Morning broke, the pale yellow rays of light shining through the upper windows of their room, and with it woke the girl, and as she turned, a wide smile graced her lips as her eyes caught onto the body of her sleeping lover. A mischievous smirk graced her features as an idea formed in her mind of how to wake him. Her body leaned into his as her lips softly brushed against his. Just as she was to pull away, the arms that had loosely been around her waist tightened.
A low chuckle escaped his lips as her light brown eyes found his green ones and a soft exclamation of surprise broke from her lips. He smirked suggestively and pulled her towards him, deciding to treasure the rare, unbroken moment of peace between them before the rest of the world demanded the two's attentions…
Don't wanna close my eyes, I don't wanna fall asleep
'Cause I'd miss you baby and I don't wanna miss a thing
'Cause even when I dream of you the sweetest dream would never do
I'd still miss you baby and I don't want to miss a thing…
A few years past, and again he lay in the same bed, next to the same girl, in the same room and found that he could not sleep and instead watched her dreaming. So beautiful she was to him, that even in his dreams, nothing compared. His eyes trailed across her, down her chest and fell onto her outstretched fingers. They were currently bare, but with a little luck, when he was to watch her the next night, his eyes would fall instead onto a hand that beheld a small ring.
With that thought, his eyes closed and sweet dreams of the next day flittered through his mind and a smile graced his own features…
Lying close to you feeling your heart beating
And I'm wondering what you're dreaming…
She had once again woken first, but unlikely though it be, she had decided that her boyfriend deserved this momentary moment of peace. Her head lay on his chest, and she listened to the soft, rhythmic beat of his heart as she amused herself with guesses of to what his dreams pertained to…
Wondering if it's me you're seeing
Then I kiss your eyes and thank God we're together
I just wanna stay with you in this moment forever, forever and ever…
Hours past and she shook herself from the light stupor she had fallen into and gently shook her love awake. He appeared not to be affected by the movement until she went to get up to which he pulled her close and kissed her lovingly as if to ensure the thoughts of the ice cold water bucket had vacated her mind completely…
I don't wanna close my eyes, I don't wanna fall asleep…
'Cause I'd miss you baby and I don't wanna miss a thing
'Cause even when I dream of you the sweetest dream would never do
I'd still miss you baby and I don't want to miss a thing…
Excitement coursed through the two's veins as they beheld their first-born child, a beautiful boy who, with the exception of his brown eyes (which were currently closed), resembled much of his father. The child was newborn, and it was the first night in his new home.
Unbeknownst to him, his parents, eagerly watched him for the hours he slept, neither daring to sleep as they witnessed the lovely sight of their first child dreaming so peacefully…
I don't wanna miss one smile, I don't wanna miss one kiss
I just wanna be with you, right here with you, just like this
I just want to hold you close, feel your heart so close to mine
And just stay here in this moment for all the rest of time
The years flew by, and the three person family became four, and then five. Every day became a precious memory he never wanted to miss. Every drawing his five year old would give him was posted on the refrigerator, every demand of playtime of his four-year old was oh so willingly accepted, every giggle from his youngest was cherished as his never were…
Don't wanna close my eyes, don't wanna fall asleep
'Cause I'd miss you baby and I don't wanna miss a thing
'Cause even when I dream of you the sweetest dream would never do
I'd still miss you baby and I don't want to miss a thing
She watched him as cared for their children in the night, every bad dream they had was swiftly taken care of, every hunger pain or thirst demand were answered, anything no matter what, was taken care of and when it was his turn, she would watch, enthralled by his love of their children…
I don't wanna close my eyes, I don't wanna fall asleep
'Cause I'd miss you baby and I don't wanna miss a thing
'Cause even when I dream of you the sweetest dream would never do
I'd still miss you baby and I don't want to miss a thing
She was the most beautiful person in the world, he thought, as he watched his wife work into the middle of the night, to make sure all of her children were indeed packed for their school year at Hogwarts. She had believed everyone to be asleep and so her anxious tears were falling freely as she worried for her children…
I don't wanna close my eyes, I don't wanna fall asleep
Yeah, I don't wanna miss a thing
With the quickest reflexes that the best seeker Hogwarts had ever seen, Harry caught his wife around the waist and kissed her softly. As they broke from the kiss, he whispered sweet nothings in her ear, encouraging her that their children would be alright. He guided her back to their room, not noticing the small red-haired eleven year old girl who had just snapped a photograph of the two, one she was to take to Hogwarts with her so as not to completely miss the moments with her parents that would happen while she was away…
