She felt like I had saved her and given her so much, but she had given me so much more with the gift of just knowing her. If things decided to turn for the worse and she was gone out of my life of her own choosing I would never regret what we had and shared and what she taught me.

Our lives were so different and we were two different people on so many levels, yet we came together so perfectly. From the first moment I saw her to actually speaking to her I always felt like it was meant to be. No one is usually given second chances and me being stupid had to wake up to the second chance being thrown in my face. I wanted to be with this woman forever…I couldn't imagine my life without waking up to her every morning.

She had been talking to Jacob recently about her getting a job on set and making income and them getting a place again. It broke my heart to think of her being away, but I would never force her to stay here with me if she wanted otherwise.

This was the moment.

I moved away from her enough to reach under my bed and pull out my guitar. If I wasn't able to form the words myself I would do it through song and I knew the perfect one. I watched as her mouth dropped slightly at the sight of me holding a guitar and I kept a straight face, holding back the grin that was trying to creep through.

I grabbed a pick from my night stand drawer and placed the guitar in my lap to play. The song Collide by Howie Day was what had been going through my head the whole time I sat there in awe listening to her. I held the pick and begin playing the notes to start the song. I wasn't sure on my voice being the best, but sang the song to her anyways…

"The dawn is breaking
A light shining through
You're barely waking
And I'm tangled up in you
Yeah

I'm open, you're closed
Where I follow, you'll go
I worry I won't see your face
Light up again