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"What did she say?"

"She said it was my decision toamy own fears

"I know you think it’s fast, but by su

"How can you be so sure?" I asked I already had butterflies filling my belly and it was ether, I knoant that all the tiet sick of e if it happens Have you gotten sick of me these past feeeks?"

"Well, no, but that’s because we’re like in the honey s now?" he teased

"You knohat Iinto a parking garage "We have to hike a little to get there, but parking near the restaurant is alet"

"That’s fine," I answered, looking down atin them more than a few steps would turn them into medieval torture devices

Justin offered e and headed across the street

"You okay?" he asked as I stumbled for the third time in less than two laring down at the traitors on my feet

"Can you make it? The restaurant is less than a block away"

"Sure I may have toas you proo Of course, I’m sure some butch chick will make me her bitch within the first day"

"Homicide of uncomfortable shoemakers is accepted, not that I wouldn’t be interested in seeing you with another girl," he teased

"You’re such a guy," I said, swinging at him with my hand I almost biffed it for the fourth time It seemed the heels wouldn’t be satisfied until I was a s in front of the restaurant

"Pink Door? Oh yeah, I’ve heard of this place"

"Live music, romance It’s the perfect destination for a New Year’s Eve date," he said, guiding me into the restaurant

We stepped inside and the first thing I saas a wo There was light jazz s, I was glad I had gone the extra distance on my appearance Everyone see

Justin approached the hostess, who found our reservation and signaled another girl to show us to our table

"This is a it on the back of o for his girlfriend’s birthday He said the food is really good"

His friend’s assessht out seemed to top the one before it The a The interior was cute and chic I felt like I was in a bistro in Paris or so

"That was incredible," I said as we slowly strolled back to the parking garage Slow being the key word sinceas he helped tuckin hi off ht cute I’m not even sure a frat boy cusses asis my downfall I try to curb it, but when ets the best of ies necessary I admire the fact that you were able toin front of the art gallery at UW where I had first agreed to go out with him "We’re here"

I raised my eyebrows "Youbreak?"

"It’s all part of the evening’s festivities," he said, cli tohis orders, I placed my arms around his neck as he swooped me into his arms

"Wait, you can’t carry me I’m too heavy," I protested as he carried

"Seriously? You weigh nothing," he said, pulling ainst his chest as he unlocked the front door of the building with a set of keys he pulled from his suit pocket "Now, the wooden planks I use foret in trouble for being in here?" I whispered

"Mr Sling the keys

"If you say so I feel I should point out that it would be a huge buot kicked out of UW and had to return ho in shame," I pointed out

"Never fear, it’s all cool Trust me"

"Said the fox to the hen," I ht on the far side of the large roohon the wall ca back atcloser, I studied the painting intently It was me, but it wasn’t It was far too beautiful to be me I mean, I felt I was cute, but never beautiful, not like this Justin had taken every feature about myself that I saw as a flaw and somehow made them appear beautiful, aler over the iht to keep my tears at bay

"I did the outline the day ent to the aquariu the fish for the first time You took my breath away I wasn’t sure I would be able to capture it"

"This is how you saw me?" I whispered

"This is how I see you This is how everyone sees you I’e you have came from, but trustme to face him "I love you, Brittni"

"What? Wait You lovehis lips to ht I was beautiful Me He loved me

"I love you too," I said as the truth roared froht train I wasn’t sure when it happened, but so the way he had captured my heart

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