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and i know its long, you don't have to read it all
It was dark out, except for the thousands of tiny coloured pixie lights that were hung and threaded through all the trees and branches around us. They illuminated the dark night, just enough to allow Kayne and I to see one another’s faces. Under the moonlight I could just make out the dewy grass we stood upon. The smell of new rain lingered within range of our senses, and I gave an involuntary smile. I loved the rain.
Underneath my bare feet were hundreds of little sparkles and confetti, left behind from the party prior. I had never seen the garden so mesmerising and I was at a loss for words.
Faintly, in the distance somewhere, I could hear some classical music playing. One of my favourites. I closed my eyes and listened, taking in everything I could about that moment. Neither Kayne nor I spoke in fear of ruining the magic.
Somewhere above us, a storm cloud rumbled. I lifted my face to the sky in response, and a rain drop landed on my forehead. I wiped it away, but it was followed by another. And another. Rain continued to fall, getting heavier and heavier until it developed a continuous rhythm to the beat of the occasional thunder claps and lightning bolts. The lightning was far away, but every time it hit I could see the garden around me for a few seconds, long enough to try and memorize everything.
Still, none of us moved. We stood there in the rain until I was so wet it was actually impossible to feel any more water as it landed on my skin. I looked over at Jai, who had his blue irises on me. My eyes trailed over his squared jaw line, dripping with water. His face was drenched as was mine, but there, highlighted by both the moon and the millions of pixie lights, he was beautiful.
Kayne took my hand, warm despite the cold air. In that moment, when his skin touched mine, I had never felt more secure and sure of myself. I knew he was all I wanted, for the rest of my life. Kayne pulled me closer to him, and moved a thick rope of hair out of my eyes. I blushed at this, and looked away. Jai lifted my chin to his.
“Can you dance?” He asked me. As he spoke, rain drops spilled off his perfectly formed lips. A lump rose in my throat. I never wanted to have to move. I tried to disguise this with a shaky laugh. I tossed my head and hair stuck to the back of my neck, pulled by the moisture of the night. The wind was trying to pull the material of the dress, but the rain had encouraged the material to cling so tightly to my body it was having no luck. I barely knew where my own skin stopped and the dress started. I sighed; comforted by the fact Jai couldn’t hear me over the water.
Still, Kayne’s eyes stayed locked on my face. I remembered his question and shook my head, indicating my no. Of course I couldn’t dance – I was far too uncoordinated for anything like that. He smirked at me and my knees felt like jelly. Standing in the rain, surrounded by the most beautiful garden I had ever laid eyes on felt like the most natural thing in the world in that moment. Kayne pulled me closer again, and rested his spare hand on the small of my back. My heart fluttered as though it were about to take flight. Then Kayne slowly and gently spun me around, reassuring me with his smile. I closed my eyes and allowed the feeling of freedom, happiness, to sweep over me. I felt as though at any moment I could wake up. And then we were dancing. Jai lifted me to the moonlight and brought me down softly, chuckling at the look of surprise I had let creep onto my face. I had never known he could dance.
Kayne led me around the garden, past the fountain, through the trees covered in lights and over the ground confetti. Every so often he would lift me, or bring me into a dip, all the while in tune with the classical song playing in the background.
“Kayne?” I whispered my head on his shoulder as we swayed side to side. Kayne turned his head in the slightest way in order to hear me better.
“Yes?” I paused. I had no way of summing up all my thoughts and feelings into words, yet I needed to. I wanted him to know how much he was to me, how sure I was that he was my past, present and future.
“I love you.” I said. The same expression I used every day. The one I used as I wished him a good day at work. The one I used when I said goodbye to him on the phone. Whenever he gave me a present. When I woke up every morning. Yet that night, the words took on a different meaning. Kayne and I both knew that the ‘I love you’ I gave him every other time was not the same as this one. I could sense Kayne’s smile.
“I love you, too.” He replied. Then he turned his head and I lifted mine. And he kissed me. Although my eyes were closed, it was as though they were open at the same time. I was vividly aware of everything. The mesmerising garden. The little rainbow coloured, radiant lights. And Kayne, holding me.
We stayed like that for numerous minutes that felt like hours. Then we pulled apart and faced each other. The rain was still pounding
such beautiful answers so far, thankyou
and i know its long, you don't have to read it all
It was dark out, except for the thousands of tiny coloured pixie lights that were hung and threaded through all the trees and branches around us. They illuminated the dark night, just enough to allow Kayne and I to see one another’s faces. Under the moonlight I could just make out the dewy grass we stood upon. The smell of new rain lingered within range of our senses, and I gave an involuntary smile. I loved the rain.
Underneath my bare feet were hundreds of little sparkles and confetti, left behind from the party prior. I had never seen the garden so mesmerising and I was at a loss for words.
Faintly, in the distance somewhere, I could hear some classical music playing. One of my favourites. I closed my eyes and listened, taking in everything I could about that moment. Neither Kayne nor I spoke in fear of ruining the magic.
Somewhere above us, a storm cloud rumbled. I lifted my face to the sky in response, and a rain drop landed on my forehead. I wiped it away, but it was followed by another. And another. Rain continued to fall, getting heavier and heavier until it developed a continuous rhythm to the beat of the occasional thunder claps and lightning bolts. The lightning was far away, but every time it hit I could see the garden around me for a few seconds, long enough to try and memorize everything.
Still, none of us moved. We stood there in the rain until I was so wet it was actually impossible to feel any more water as it landed on my skin. I looked over at Jai, who had his blue irises on me. My eyes trailed over his squared jaw line, dripping with water. His face was drenched as was mine, but there, highlighted by both the moon and the millions of pixie lights, he was beautiful.
Kayne took my hand, warm despite the cold air. In that moment, when his skin touched mine, I had never felt more secure and sure of myself. I knew he was all I wanted, for the rest of my life. Kayne pulled me closer to him, and moved a thick rope of hair out of my eyes. I blushed at this, and looked away. Jai lifted my chin to his.
“Can you dance?” He asked me. As he spoke, rain drops spilled off his perfectly formed lips. A lump rose in my throat. I never wanted to have to move. I tried to disguise this with a shaky laugh. I tossed my head and hair stuck to the back of my neck, pulled by the moisture of the night. The wind was trying to pull the material of the dress, but the rain had encouraged the material to cling so tightly to my body it was having no luck. I barely knew where my own skin stopped and the dress started. I sighed; comforted by the fact Jai couldn’t hear me over the water.
Still, Kayne’s eyes stayed locked on my face. I remembered his question and shook my head, indicating my no. Of course I couldn’t dance – I was far too uncoordinated for anything like that. He smirked at me and my knees felt like jelly. Standing in the rain, surrounded by the most beautiful garden I had ever laid eyes on felt like the most natural thing in the world in that moment. Kayne pulled me closer again, and rested his spare hand on the small of my back. My heart fluttered as though it were about to take flight. Then Kayne slowly and gently spun me around, reassuring me with his smile. I closed my eyes and allowed the feeling of freedom, happiness, to sweep over me. I felt as though at any moment I could wake up. And then we were dancing. Jai lifted me to the moonlight and brought me down softly, chuckling at the look of surprise I had let creep onto my face. I had never known he could dance.
Kayne led me around the garden, past the fountain, through the trees covered in lights and over the ground confetti. Every so often he would lift me, or bring me into a dip, all the while in tune with the classical song playing in the background.
“Kayne?” I whispered my head on his shoulder as we swayed side to side. Kayne turned his head in the slightest way in order to hear me better.
“Yes?” I paused. I had no way of summing up all my thoughts and feelings into words, yet I needed to. I wanted him to know how much he was to me, how sure I was that he was my past, present and future.
“I love you.” I said. The same expression I used every day. The one I used as I wished him a good day at work. The one I used when I said goodbye to him on the phone. Whenever he gave me a present. When I woke up every morning. Yet that night, the words took on a different meaning. Kayne and I both knew that the ‘I love you’ I gave him every other time was not the same as this one. I could sense Kayne’s smile.
“I love you, too.” He replied. Then he turned his head and I lifted mine. And he kissed me. Although my eyes were closed, it was as though they were open at the same time. I was vividly aware of everything. The mesmerising garden. The little rainbow coloured, radiant lights. And Kayne, holding me.
We stayed like that for numerous minutes that felt like hours. Then we pulled apart and faced each other. The rain was still pounding
such beautiful answers so far, thankyou