“Ashley, I love you. You are so worthy of being loved completely and you don’t even see it. Yes, you made some mistakes in your past but who hasn’t? You got most of yours out of the way quickly so you don’t have to deal with it later.”

            “Spence.”

            “Ash, look, you are such a great person. I see in your eyes how much love you have to give someone and how much you long to be loved by someone.” She looks away from me again but I guide her face back to me with my finger on her chin. “You don’t ever need to hide from me. Let me into that world of yours. I just want to be able to hold you and love you the way you deserve to be loved even if you don’t think you do.”

            “Spence. I love you more than you will ever know. I don’t want to hurt you. I’m scared that if I let you love me then I will hurt you. You don’t deserve that pain, Spence.”

            “Ash, I would hurt more if you didn’t let me love you. I want to make you happy. You have already made me so happy I just want a chance to make you that happy. Please give me that chance.” Wow. Ashley just told me she loved me too. I can’t believe that. I didn’t even miss a beat when she said it. She’s smiling. That’s good right. She’s still crying. That’s bad isn’t it? Wait. I’m still crying too so it can’t be that bad. I wish she would say something, anything. Oh, wait. She is about to say something.

            “I love you so much. All I want is to be with you.” I almost jumped for joy when she said that. I know a huge smile broke out on my face. She giggled a little when she saw this.

            “Ashley Davies, will you be my girlfriend?”

            “I would love to be your girlfriend Spencer Carlin.” Did I really just hear that?

            “Really?” A girl has to make sure.

            “Yes, you goof.” I smile and then she smiles to the point that her nose crinkles in that adorable way that I love so much. Our eyes lock and I glance down at her lips then back up to her eyes. She starts to lean in and my breath catches in my throat. I lick my lips and lean in close cupping her cheek with my hand. Our lips were millimeters apart.

            “Spence, stop hogging all the covers, I’m freezing over here.” My eyes shot open as I realize I was just dreaming. Ugh. You have got to be kidding me. I just dreamed the best moment of my life. I roll over after giving Ashley some of the covers back. I guess I’m back to waiting. Story of my life.