Part 2: The Man of My Dreams Sweet Memories of Gone

Flashback

"Aya, I love you so much. You mean the world to me. If anything were to ever-"

"Hushh," I said, placing two fingers on his lips, "It's ok, don't speak. Words have no place here at this moment."

He pulled me closer into a gentle embrace, and as he did, I laid my head on his chest. He placed one hand on my abdomen. I took that hand, lightly kissed it and rested both my hands on his.

(The Perfect Hug

by Ivy Rose

"The perfect hug...
Never known before
the hug from you.
Wrapped up, cuddled tight,
our bodies joined as one.
We quietly breathe
in synchronized rhythms.
Your arms holding me close,
mine flung across your chest.

I listen to the beat
of your heart, each pulse
repeating love. I find myself
in a cocoon of warm surrender,
of tender satisfaction.
Dreams only peak my desire,
illumine the aroused heart
of my late-night memory.

Star-shine rains down
upon our tangled bodies,
dusts us with the hope
of another perfect hug.")

"Oh, Aya," he said, running his fingers through my hair.

It was our 5th year together, but ever since day one, I knew that we'd be together forever. We had such great empathy for one another. We were meant to be. His soft auburn eyes had pierced through my soul the day we met at my grandfather's ancient mansion. Just as in my dream, he had been by Savior.

Unexpectedly, tears began to trickle down his angelic face. With his burly arms, he placed me gently on the sofa and off the floor. He knelt down to one knee and pulled something deep from within his pocket.

At that moment, that night, as he spoke those words, I forgot about the room around me, the small white table, the beautiful roses, the unique crystal china, the pleasant music playing in the background. I amorously gazed into his familiar intense eyes and saw straight through to his soul.

Pulling the object out, he in turn gazed into my eyes and spoke.

"Aya, ever since the day I met you, I knew we'd be together forever. There has never been a night since that day when I have truly slept. I didn't want to close my eyes for fear of missing you, because dreams could never do to say who you really are. A week passed by since the day I met you and I still thought of you constantly. Each and every day, my love for you grew. I thought there was a limit to how much one could love another, but I have learned since then that there is no boundary for love. It can't be contained or set within limits. I love you with all of my heart and soul, and I'd do anything to make you happy."

I felt as if I was floating, lighter than air, even as he took hold of my hand, I felt as if I was in a dream. Tears began to well up in my eyes and as they rolled as rivers down my face, he brushed them away.

I tried to say something in return, but I was unable to as I had lost the ability to speak. My emotions were overwhelming. What was he saying?

With a now gentle and unquestionably humble tone, he uttered the most magical words, "Aya Mikage, would you like to spend the rest of your life with me?"

I didn't know what to do; I didn't know what to think. All I knew was that this man was the greatest man on earth and that I indeed did want to spend the rest of my life with him. He slipped the beautiful diamond ring onto my finger and kissed my hand.

I leapt from the sofa onto his front and he fell onto his back with a soft and strangely, pleasant thud. Yet again, I was still in such a daze.

We both laughed and giggled at each other in a gentle embrace for a little while on the dark, carpeted floor.

All of a sudden, he became very serious, turned me over so that I was on my back, laid over me, tipped my chin and pressed his soft lips over mine. I smiled and kissed him back in much the same way.

That kiss was the most passionate that I'd ever had in my entire life. Neither of us wanted it to end, and I believe that we broke the record for the longest kiss ever in the history of man. One of the most wonderful nights of my life… We had so much affection for one another.

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