You've Lost that Loving Feeling
They walked along the river in silence. The same silence had filled their dinner as well as the drive to the restaurant. He reached down, taking her hand, stunned by how cold it was. "Are you cold, Laura?"
Absently, she shook her head. "Not particularly."
He stopped walking, lifting her hand to his lips, pressing a tender kiss to it. "Your hand is like ice."
She shrugged, "Sorry."
"How about we go home? Start a fire, I can help warm you up."
"That's a nice idea."
He watched her, the smile not quite reaching her eyes. She'd been this way for weeks. It was a feeling he was all too familiar with. He'd hoped it wouldn't happen again. As much as he'd tried to hold on, she'd been slipping away slowly.
He told himself, he could wait. Ride it out, she would come back to him. But looking at her now, he knew it wasn't true. "Who is he, Laura?"
She blinked once, surprise filling her expression. "No one." Her eyes called, a tear sliding down her cheek. "I didn't want this." She looked up smiling sadly, "You have no idea how much I wish I could love you."
"Probably not half as much as I wish you could."
"I'm sorry. I never wanted to hurt you."
"I believe you."
"Franco, you've been everything I could have ever wanted."
"But it isn't enough."
She shook her head, tears flowing freely down her face. "No, it's not."
He reached for her, wiping the tears away. "I love you, Laura. I suspect I always will. But I don't want to be second best."
She nodded, "I do love you, Franco."
A tear fell down his cheek, "You're just not in love with me." Leaning forward, he kissed her lightly on the cheek. "Goodbye, Laura."
You never close your eyes any more when I kiss your lips
And there's no tenderness like before in your fingertips
You're tryin' hard not to show it, baby
But baby, baby I know it
You've lost that lovin' feelin'
Whoa that lovin' feelin'
You've lost that lovin' feelin',
Now its gone, gone, gone whoaohoh
Now there's no welcome look in your eyes when I reach for you
Girl you're starting to criticize the things that I do
It makes me just feel like crying, baby
'Cause baby, something beautiful's dyin'
Yeah yeah, I know the song is sappy. But they had to break up, didn't they. The Righteous Brothers - You've Lost that Loving Feeling