âHey, babe? I know I havenât been able to answer the phone for the last couple of days, and Iâm really sorry. Next time Iâll have to take you on tour because not being able to talk to you is hell, honestly. I know this wonât make up for being gone, but I made you a playlist. The little piece of paper thatâs in here is the list of songs. DO NOT THROW IT OUT. Please read it. (I wrote some comments on each of the songs and why I added them) I love you, and I hope you like the playlist. Iâll see you in 21 days. :)
You read the letter with a big smile on your face. You quickly put on the CD that he sent and grabbed the paper, feeling excitement fill you up. The first song begins and you can feel yourself falling more in love already. The list only makes things better.
1st Song: Buried With You by Agent Ribbons. You are my best reason to wake up in the morning and youâre my best reason to stay up late at night.
2nd Song: Thatâs My Desire by Buddy Holly. God, all I wanna do is be with you right now. Go to our old hiding spots where weâd hang out after leaving one of Peteâs parties. Thatâs what I want most.
3rd Song: You by Tally Hall. I think about you so often. When Iâm lying in my bunk and canât sleep in usually just wishing I could call. When Iâm on stage and Iâm feeling nervous I just think about you and I instantly feel calm. You invade my thoughts too much, but I wouldnât want to think about anyone else.
4th Song: Kiss Me Again by The Drums. This is how I feel whenever Iâm off tour. I want to stay with you as long as I possible can
5th Song: Dream A Little Dream of Me by Ella Fitzgerald. This song reminds me of our first âI love you"s. Iâm sorry you had to say it first, and Iâm sorry it took me so long to respond. I was just so struck by the fact that someone who was more beautiful than the stars in the sky (and the stars were really bright that night) could love me. I swear I meant it that night, and I mean it just as much when I say it now. I love you.
6th Song: Satellite by Guster. Youâre too far away. Even when youâre just at the store or Iâm just at a one night event, youâre too far away. But even though youâre far away, youâre always here with me.
7th Song: How Deep is Your Love by The Bees Gees. "I wanna feel you in my arms againâ. If that doesnât describe me towards you, I donât know what does.
8th Song: La Vie En Rose by Louis Armstrong. La vie en rose means âlife in pinkâ. Even on my most blue days, you make everything in the world have the most beautiful pink filter.
9th Song: Letâs Get it On by Marvin Gaye. Iâm sure you know what this song means. Please donât make me explain it.
10th Song: I Just Wanna Make Love to You by Jimmy Smith. Again, hopefully you get the message.
11th Song: You Can Leave Your Hat On by Joe Cocker. Okay, this is the last song like this, I promise.
12th Song: The Way You Make Me Feel by Michael Jackson. Before you say I broke that promise: this song is not only about sex, itâs also about love. You turn on my heart, not just my sex drive.
13th Song: Dream Lover by Bobby Darin. This is from my perspective before I met you. Because, you know, youâre my dream lover.
14th Song: A Sunday Kind of Love by Etta James. You are most definitely a Sunday kind of love. Every Sunday either you, even the most lazy Sunday, is the best Sunday. And on Sundayâs that I canât spend with you, Iâm just wishing I was.
15th Song: Falling For You by Weezer. I canât lie, I replayed this song over and over again the first couple weeks after I met you. If you ask Pete, heâd tell you how much I wouldnât shut up about you.
16th Song: Junk of the Heart (Happy) by The Kooks. Sometimes I wonder if I actually wrote this song myself because of how much I relate to it. I really just want to make you happy, I hope you know that. Thatâs all I want for you, is as much happiness as I can possibly give you.
17th Song: Something Good Can Work by Two Cinema Club. I know towards the beginning a lot of people told us we werenât going to make it. That we couldnât last because I travelled so much. But I think weâve proven them wrong and that something good can work. And I sincerely hopes it stays that way.
18th Song: Earth Angel by The Penguins. Because you are an absolute angel, and I am most definitely a fool who is madly in love with you.
Fly Me to the Moon by Frank Sinatra. I feel like Iâm on another planet when Iâm with you. Like you make this horrible planet turn into something interesting and beautiful, no matter what type of bad things are going on.
I Can Hear Music by The Beach Boys. Music is something I could never live without, and Iâm so glad that you can understand that. Every sound you make is music, whether itâs you laughing or groaning while youâre stretching. Talking about something you love or moaning or even talking in the most monotone voice possible. Pure. Music.
Life is but a Dream by The Harptones. You make my life so happy and beautiful that I constantly feel like I must be living in some sort of perfect dream world. And whenever I pinch myself and realize that I have you in my real, actual life, I am amazed.
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You immediately call him, and somehow he answers. You know itâs extremely late where he is.
âBabe?â You can tell he just woke up.
âI got your letter.â You tell him. Youâre not even bothering to hide your excitement.
âOh, well, did you like it?â His voice is filled with sleep and nerves.
âOf course! I love you so much.â
You can hear his sigh of relief. He begins to tell you about how heâs been waiting for you to get it for a couple days. You two talk until he falls asleep while still on the line, and you can hear his soft snores.
âI love you, Patrick.â You whisper, before you hang up the phone and go to listen to the CD again.
