Elizabeth and Bruce reached Miller's Point in a matter of minutes and were standing by the car, staring out at the ocean. Elizabeth had calmed down, and was no longer crying, but hurt was evident in the pacific blue of her eyes. Bruce's arms were wrapped around her and he was gently stroking her hair. "It's all right Liz, everything will be all right, I'm here for you," he whispered.
Elizabeth buried her face in his neck, "Thank you, Bruce,"
"It's okay, and Liz," he lifted her face to look at him, "I'm sorry, I feel like this is all my fault, I'm really sorry, and if there is anything I can do-"
She placed her finger on his lips, "No, it's not your fault, don't worry about, if he didn't even give me a chance to explain, if that's all of the faith he has in me, then it wasn't meant to be, he did the same thing to me once," she whispered and then she looked deeply into Bruce's eyes and said hoarsely, "Just hold me, Bruce, hold me like you'll never let me go."
He tightened his arms around her, "Don't worry, I won't." Then a song on the radio from a nearby car began to play, it was "I want you, I need you, I love you" by Elvis Presley. They began to sway softly to the music, and Bruce sang the words softly in Elizabeth's ear, "Hold me close, hold me tight, make me thrill with delight, let me know where I stand from the start, I want you, I need you, I love you, with all my heart."
"Oh Bruce," Elizabeth actually smiled, tears brimmed her eyes as she looked up at Bruce in admiration.
Bruce wondered why he couldn't just say those words to her, not in a song, but just tell her how much he loved her, how much he had always loved her. But for now he would sing, no, serenade her. "Every time that you're near, all my cares disappear, darling you're all that I'm living for, I want you, I need you, I love you, more and more."
"Oh Bruce," Elizabeth whispered again, and rested her head on his chest. I want you, I need you, I love you, does he mean it or is he just singing the song? She wondered, I shouldn't be thinking about this, Tom just broke up with me less than an hour ago, gosh, we didn't even officially break up, of course with Bruce here to comfort me it wouldn't matter if we did...wait! What am I saying? I love Tom, don't I? She found herself staring into Bruce's intense blue eyes again, Then why did the thought that I loved Bruce come into my head in the first place? I know why, because it's true, I do love him.
"What is it Liz, are you okay? Don't cry again, please," he wiped a tear from her cheek.
"I'm okay, Bruce, as long as I'm with you, I'll be okay," she whispered.
He stroked her hair, "That's right Liz, I'll never let anyone else hurt you, never."
Her response was to give him a long, tender kiss that seemed to last forever. When they pulled apart, Bruce said, "Elizabeth, are you sure this is okay? Are we going too fast?"
"Bruce, we've known each other forever, how could we be going too fast? Isn't this what you want?" She said, tears coming into her eyes again.
"Of course this is what I want, Liz, this is what I've always wanted." He held her tighter. "I love you, Elizabeth," He whispered, his voice breaking slightly.
Elizabeth's breath caught in her chest and she couldn't breath, "I love you too, Bruce."
The next thing Elizabeth knew, she was lost in yet another of Bruce's warm, loving kisses.