APRIL BEATLES
Chapter 7/7: "I Feel Fine"
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I can't believe how happy I am. Especially after the week of hell I'd gone through a month ago... that tortured rollercoaster. It was worth it. It was all worth it. I never thought I was capable of feeling such happiness... such completeness. And it's all her fault. She's so wonderful... so incredibly good to me.
Baby's good to me you know
Our relationship started slow, much to both my dismay and hers... as we worked through our issues, past and present. Now, everything is smooth sailing. I'm happy... and what's more important, so is she.
She's happy as can be you know, she said so
She says so at least twice a day, if not more. Just a contented sigh... then she says my name, which I never grow tired of hearing from her lips... and tells me she's so very happy.
I'm in love with her and I feel fine
I can't believe how much I love her. Right now, I miss her. I really, truly, miss her... and she's right by my side. Her hand is in mine... but God, I miss her. I'm such a buffoon. Is this what love does to a person? I can't get this goofy smile off my face... no matter how much money Nick and Warrick have bribed me with to stop. And no matter how often I hear Greg call me a doofus under his breath... I can't stop smiling.
Baby says she's mine you know
Catherine has made it clear that she is mine... that she belongs to me. Well okay, maybe that sounded possessive, but... I'm just going by what she says. And does, for that matter. The winks, the cute little smiles... the discreet affection when nobody's looking. She wants everyone in the world to know we're together.
She tells me all the time you know, she said so
And not only that, she tells me that she'll always be mine... no matter what. She'd been doing this for a few weeks as of recently, and this is what spurred me to put my plan into action... the plan I'd been formulating since the moment we shared our first real kiss.
I'm in love with her and I feel fine
It's going quite fast, and I know that. I know I'm rushing things a bit, but... when you stop and take into consideration how long Catherine and I have known each other, and how long we'd been playing the back and forth 'will-they-won't-they' game... is it really moving things that much faster? Besides, I'm hopelessly in love.
I'm so glad that she's my little girl
I thank my lucky stars every moment I'm graced with her heavenly image that I can call such a beautiful creature 'mine.' I'm so grateful to whatever higher power brought her into my life. She changed me the first moment our eyes met, and since then, I've been striving to be a better man.
She's so glad she's telling all the world
Not that she would want me to change... she tells me she loves me the way that I am. And that she loves everything about who I am... good, bad, and everything in between.
That her baby buys her things you know
And I'm so grateful. I'm watching her now as she moves across the hall and excitedly chatters with Sara, our surrogate teen 'daughter', and one of the lab techs... Leah. About what, I'm not yet certain... but I can definitely venture a guess.
He buys her diamond rings you know, she said so
My suspicions are confirmed when she lifts her left hand, and a sparkle enters my line of vision. Twin screeches leap out of Sara and Leah, and I can't help but chuckle at this. She's been beaming ever since I proposed to her lastnight. She's been grinning almost as much as I am, and has suddenly developed this childlike giddiness... like when we take Lindsey to carnivals, or surprise her by picking her up from school together.
She's in love with me and I feel fine
And I can tell by all these things... by her giddiness over our new engagement... by the fact that she can't stop smiling... and by all the wonderful things she says to me... that she's definitely in love with me, and that we are most definitely going to be together forever.
Baby says she's mine you know
Now Nick and Warrick have stopped by the lab where my Catherine is chatting with Sara and Leah... and both men are chuckling at the looks on all their faces. Nick's making some smart-ass comment to Catherine about her grin... telling her he's going to start offering HER money to stop smiling. But his joke falls flat as she holds up her left hand and renders the boisterous Texan speechless.
She tells me all the time you know, she said so
Nick is the first to grab her for a hug while Warrick is still consumed with asking Sara and Leah what's going on... managing to get in a couple of flirts with Leah in the process. I shake my head and smile as I watch this. Being in love makes you see everything in a completely different way. It makes you look at the people around you, and their relationships with each other, in a completely different way.
I'm in love with her and I feel fine
I've noticed, for one, that Warrick has been paying Leah an awful lot of attention lately. And those little looks between them haven't gone unnoticed, either. And then there's Nick and Sara. How did I never notice the possibilities between them, either? This is all Catherine's fault.
I'm so glad that she's my little girl
She's my godsend, my angel... and she's ruined me from my grumpy, cynical, withdrawn demeanor. I'm actually fun to be around now, I guess. At least that's what Sara tells me. And Greg's not so afraid of me, anymore. Pity. I was always rather amused with how intimidated he was by me. Catherine did all of this.
She's so glad she's telling all the world
I watch as Warrick finally turns his attention to Catherine, after following Sara's prompt... and when Catherine holds up her left hand to Warrick, grinning widely, his eyes widen and he crushes her in a hug, kissing the top of her head. The kids are so happy. She so desperately wanted to call each of them lastnight and tell them, but I'd made her promise to wait until we got in tonight.
That her baby buys her things you know
I catch my beauty's eye through the glass across the hall that separates us, and she melts into the warmest smile I've ever seen. My heart practically bursts at the sight. I can't believe how much I love this woman.
He buys her diamond rings you know, she said so
She holds her diamond-accessoried hand up in my line of vision while the kids continue to chatter like monkeys behind her... and she grins widely at me, jokingly... crossing her eyes as she does so before she erupts in giggles. I chuckle and shake my head at her. She's such a dork. Such an incredibly loving, intelligent... beautiful and sexy dork.
She's in love with me and I feel fine
And she's my dork. And she's gonna be mine for the rest of our lives. I honestly can't wait. She grins that wonderful 'Catherine' grin at me in that moment, and I know that she's aware of what I'm thinking. She always knows. So she makes her way across the hall to me, our eyes locked on one another's the entire time. I smile back at her and just stand patiently, waiting for her... even though it seems like she's moving in slow motion. She'll get there. I'll get her.
She's in love with me and I feel fine
I've waited my entire life for somebody like Catherine to come along... to reach me. And, as I see my future bride strolling up to me, sliding her hands up my chest as she slowly, very slowly, leans to kiss me... I know I can wait a few more seconds. Catherine is worth the wait.
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