I open my eyes, and for a moment I am confused.

**On a cobweb afternoon
In a room full of emptiness
By a freeway I confess
I was lost in the pages
Of a book full of death
Reading how we'll die alone
And if we're good we'll lay to rest
Anywhere we want to go**

Then I remember.

Rory is here, her head on my shoulder, wrapped tightly in my arms. She is sleeping
peacefully, and though I have no desire to wake her, I know I must.

**In your house I long to be
Room by room patiently
I'll wait for you there
Like a stone I'll wait for you there
Alone**

The sun is rising over the bridge, and the sky is gray with a shock of orange. I touch her
face lightly.

"Rory, wake up."

**On my deathbed I will prey
To the gods and the angels
Like a pagan to anyone
Who will take me to heaven
To a place I recall
I was there so long ago
The sky was bruised
The wine was bled
And there you led me on**

Rory opens her eyes, and I feel a jolt in my stomach. They're so blue, those eyes.

Those eyes I fell in love with.

**In your house I long to be
Room by room patiently
I'll wait for you there
Like a stone I'll wait for you there
Alone**
She's smiling, until she sees the sky.

"Shit!"

I laugh softly as she jumps up, hyper aware of the situation she's in. I love when she does
or says something totally unexpected. It keeps me on guard, we both know she has to
leave, even though she doesn't want to.

I pull her close and kiss her, lost in the warm, moist inside of her mouth. She's perfect.

**And on I read
Until the day was done
And I sat in regret
Of all the things I've done
For all that I've blessed
And all that I've wronged
In dreams until my death
I will wander on**
She promises to call and I nod, watching her run away. I sit on the bridge for a while,
thinking. I think about her, and it breaks my heart. I know that I have already ruined
things for her. I have shattered her world. But I love her.