[Oh. That always takes him aback. Every time. The prospect of himself being perfect for anyone is strange, much less someone like Suzie, who he always thought of as deserving the best.]
[But she'd never lie to him, would she. Even the way she touches him is unflinchingly honest, not even the little kinds of lies that he passes back and forth with Joseph, no-I-don't-like-you-but-don't-ever-leave-me. She just loves him with everything she has until he feels like the center of the universe.]
[It's the best feeling there is.]
[She deserves everything - glamour and romance and spontaneity and devotion. And because she deserves all of these things, he's careful with her, his hand on the curve of her hip certain not to bunch up her dress, the fingers at her hairline delicate in an effort not to disturb what he knows must have taken time. He lifts her off the stage and into his arms with effortless grace and attention to ensuring that her heels don't scuff the edge.]
[When he holds her close and kisses her, it's devoted, but it's also greedy. Because she deserves someone to guard her jealously, to hold her up and let her worry if she needs to worry, unwind if she needs to unwind. She's strong, but that doesn't mean she doesn't need strength. So he kisses her with hunger, and he holds her like letting go of her would hurt, and it would, because she's a part of him he didn't know he was missing.]
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[But she'd never lie to him, would she. Even the way she touches him is unflinchingly honest, not even the little kinds of lies that he passes back and forth with Joseph, no-I-don't-like-you-but-don't-ever-leave-me. She just loves him with everything she has until he feels like the center of the universe.]
[It's the best feeling there is.]
[She deserves everything - glamour and romance and spontaneity and devotion. And because she deserves all of these things, he's careful with her, his hand on the curve of her hip certain not to bunch up her dress, the fingers at her hairline delicate in an effort not to disturb what he knows must have taken time. He lifts her off the stage and into his arms with effortless grace and attention to ensuring that her heels don't scuff the edge.]
[When he holds her close and kisses her, it's devoted, but it's also greedy. Because she deserves someone to guard her jealously, to hold her up and let her worry if she needs to worry, unwind if she needs to unwind. She's strong, but that doesn't mean she doesn't need strength. So he kisses her with hunger, and he holds her like letting go of her would hurt, and it would, because she's a part of him he didn't know he was missing.]