Disclaimer: Roswell's not mine. And neither are the lyrics to Aerosmith's I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing.
Alex POV – I Don't Wanna Miss a Thing
She's sleeping now, curled up in my arms, and all I can do is stare at her beautiful face. She looks so peaceful when she's sleeping, so relaxed…I've never seen her look this relaxed when she's awake. And if I've brought her even a little bit of that peace…
She is everything I've ever wanted and more. Finding her was the best thing that has ever happened to me. I don't know how I, little Alex Whitman, ever made an angel like Isabel Evans fall in love with me, but I'll be eternally grateful to whatever fates that brought us together. And now that we're together, I'm never going to let her go.
//I could stay awake just to hear you breathing
Watch you smile while you are sleeping
While you're far away and dreaming
I could spend my life in this sweet surrender
I could stay lost in this moment forever
Every moment spent with you is a moment I treasure//
She's smiling in her sleep, and I hope her dreams are happy ones. The early morning sun is dancing across her face, and I pull her closer to me. She automatically snuggles closer, placing her head on her spot, right above my heart.
Like she could ever be far from my heart.
Is it totally twisted of me to be grateful, in a way, that the FBI's after us? Not that I want them to catch us – I would die myself before I ever let anyone lay a hand on Izzy – but is it wrong to be happy I get to spend so much time with her? Not that I wouldn't prefer to be lying on a beach somewhere next to her, but you've gotta work with what you've been given.
//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 wanna miss a thing//
Before she finally fell asleep tonight, she whispered that she loved me. I know that, I could never doubt it, but those three words - there's just something about them. And coming from my angel's lips…there is nothing better in this world.
I'm never letting her go. I decided that tonight when she smiled up at me and her eyes sparkled and she told me she loved me. I'm never letting her go, not until we're old and grey and we've shared a lifetime together.
I want to marry her someday.
//Laying close to you
Feeling your heart beating
And I'm wondering what you're dreaming
Wondering if it's me you're seeing
Then I kiss your eyes
And thank God we're together
I just want to stay with you in this moment forever
Forever and ever//
Laying here next to her, holding her in my arms – I've found heaven right here on earth. I'm the luckiest man on earth because somehow, someway, I've made an angel fall in love with me.
I'm the happiest man on earth because she loves me.
She stirs a little, and for a minute I worry that she'll wake up, but she just relaxes in my arms. Everything's silent, and all I can hear is her breathing softly and our hearts beating together. I would love nothing more than to spend forever with her like this, holding her in my arms, watching her sleep.
//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 wanna miss a thing//
Even when we shared our dreams…it's nothing like this. Holding her in my arms, knowing she's really here with me, knowing that she loves me as much as I love her…it's nothing short of magical. No dream can ever compare to the reality of holding Izzy in my arms.
The phone rings once, shrilly, and I snatch it off its cradle, hoping to keep it from waking her. I know it has to be Kyle or Tess; they're the only ones who know the name we registered under. "Hello?"
"It's Kyle. We've found them."
"They're here?" I ask, surprised. Beside me, I can feel Isabel stirring.
"Yeah. Just spotted the jeep in the parking garage down the street. They've gotta be around here somewhere."
"Okay. We'll meet you outside in twenty minutes."
//I don't wanna miss one smile
I don't wanna miss one kiss
And I just wanna be with you
Right here with you just like this
I just wanna hold you close
I feel your heart so close to mine
And just stay here in this moment for all the rest of time
Yeah (yeah) yeah (yeah) yeah//
"Who was that?" she asks sleepily.
I bend down to give her a good-morning kiss. "Kyle and Tess spotted the jeep."
Hope, joy and fear flash through her beautiful eyes. "Really? They're okay?" she whispers, her voice sounding like a little girl's.
I smile reassuringly. "We'll find them. I promise."
"Thank-you," she whispers, leaning up to capture my lips with her own. When we finally break apart, I'm breathless. "I love you," she says seriously, cupping my face in her hands and staring into my eyes.
//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 wanna miss a thing//
I can't look away from her beautiful eyes. I think I could stare at them for an eternity without seeing everything that's in them. Love, happiness, devotion, loyalty, trust – it's true what they say. Eyes are the windows to the soul. I can see everything she feels in those chocolate-brown depths.
//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
But I'd still miss you baby
And I don't wanna miss a thing//
"I love you, too, Izzy," I say, hoping she can see everything I'm feeling in my eyes, too. And then she flashes me her beautiful smile, and her eyes are sparkling, and I know everything's going to be okay. We'll make it okay. And I don't want to miss a minute of my time with her.
//I don't wanna close my eyes
I don't wanna fall asleep, yeah
And I don't wanna miss a thing//