YOU NEVER ONCE DID BELIEVE IN LOVE. SEEMED TO FOOLISH AND WASTEFUL. DIDN’T MATTER TO YOU AT LEAST........ once upon a time. Now? You see her in your dreams, you see her first thing when you wake up and she’s the last thing you see when you close your eyes. You always denied that love will follow you and take you & your heart as a prisoner. You weren’t stupid enough to fall for those tricks. Now? Now everything you do, you do it for her. To make this town safe for her, a home for her... a place where she can walk freely without harm. You want to show her the world, to dance with her in the rain, to hold her close when it’s cold out just to keep her warm. You want her all to yourself, to make her yours again & again. Memories for only you two, memories that you can laugh at together once the two of you grow older. You love her, she loves you. her heart is your home, she is your life and she’s the reason you fight harder, push harder and she is the reason you find ways to not get caught. To not end up in jail locked away. You won’t do that to her, make her wait for you. No. Not her, never her. She’s the light of your life and your reason to breathe. You make the men who hurt others bleed a little extra just for her. You offer her strength you teach her to protect herself even though you want to protect her, you know she needs to learn. Holding her close and telling her you love her, over and over again. When you’re away you remind her you’re gonna come back to her always. When you’re home again you show her just how much you missed her. Every inch of her skin forever in your brain. Every sound she makes forever a sweet melody you listen over and over again. You sometimes let yourself think what would happen if she took your last name? A child that looks like the two of you together? Maybe two. A bigger home with a yard and a swing set. A garden. She’s your queen, she’s your partner. She’s your heart.