I turned around in my seat to stare once more at thoes lips. Lips that could senda woman reeling... Or whisper a lifetime of pretty lies.

"Night, sweetie," he said and I waited hopefully. Then all he said was, "Love you" I swallowed. "Love you, too," I echoed. When did we drop the I? I wondered. When did I love you turn into the abbreviation love you?

He gave me the stars... and a night that would last forever.

I wondered wildly if there was some way to make this night last forever. Maybe we could lasso the moon and ride it forever through the stars so the dream would never end. These weren't the kind of thought I usually had but that's what he did to me.

The only thing that finally tore us away from the dance floor was the dress code- clothes. We had to keep them on.

"To hell with today, to hell with tomorrow- tonight we dance." And so we did. Filling our minds with nothing but the moment.

My friends tell me that they're proud of me for moving on. For realizing that I could do way better. For being strong. They ask me, "Who needs him?" Trying hard not to cry, I whisper softly under my breath, "I do... so bad"

You broke my heart into pieces, then you gave it back to me. But then I noticed that one piece was still missing. The piece you still have... the piece that you're still playing with.

The easy part of life is finding someone to love. The hard part is finding someone to love you back

The petals of the rose handed to me by cupid himself have wilted and turned to grey. My tears don't lie, and they have long since frozen on the smooth skin of my cheek. The emotions are gone, swept away by the careless wind that took my heart.