I smiled immensely and gazed down at her. She had gone through so much in her life and yet still awoke each morning and tried to find the good things in life. I wanted to be the reason for the smile on her face right now, the reason she kept going. A small voice inside my head said, but you are that voice. Can't you tell? She loves you for everything, and you know she would do anything for you. Do something for her. But what? You know what. You told her how you feel. Now show her. The voice faded but said one more thing before it disappeared. Kiss her…
Still gazing down at my love, I breathed her name. "Taiya…" "Yes?" As her eyes met mine, I saw what I had never been able to see before. All the love that poured out of her, without fear of rejection. I wanted to give love back to her and so I leaned in closer and closed the distance that separated us. Bliss like I had never experienced filled my every cell. The only thing on my mind was Taiya and that I needed to show her how much she meant to me. As kiss after kiss touched my lips, I knew that I needed to tell her. With the secret still between us, there was no way I could give my entire being over to her. And so, reluctantly, I pulled away. "Taiya," I whispered her name again and then said louder, "I have something to confess. As you probably have guessed, my real name is not L. My name…is Lawliet. I trust you with this, because I love you. My name is my life, and so of course I trust you with it. Keep it safe next to my heart- which has belonged to you since the first moment I saw you."