The hue of the lake
The sky, when it wakes
Each twilight as it falls
You’re perfect in your all
My Beautiful Blue
Mi hermosa Azul
I live for the color of you
An ocean of vastness
A velvet blue canvas
The hint of sunrise
You make me come alive
My beautiful Blue
Mi hermosa Azul
I live for the color of you
An indigo dream
A soft, moving stream
I fell from the start
Now I give you my heart
My beautiful Blue
Mi hermosa Azul
I live for the color of you
Love all the wonders . . . and colors of . . . Bluuue.
When the last note fades, silence takes its place on a held breath. His eyes slowly open, finding mine with such tenderness that my chest aches.
“That was beautiful,” I whisper, my voice merely a breath. “I can’t believe you wrote a song for me.”
He sets the guitar down, leaning closer. His fingers brush my cheek as gently as the lyrics echoing in my mind. “Mi hermosa Azul, my beautiful Blue, you inspire me. Getting to know you, to experience you, has been one of the greatest gifts of my life. I love you, Lexie.”
My heart swells so full it feels like it might burst. But alongside the rush of joy comes something grimmer—the dark undercurrents of secrecy and evasion. My happiness is blocked by a hidden truth.
Alexandra Townsen.
The name hovers over me like a black cloud. With Chaz’s love laid bare, my secret feels monstrous, like an immovable tree trunk has fallen across my chest.
I open my mouth, but the words are trapped. I can’t say them. Not now. Not after the depth of what he’s just given me.
But if I don’t, every moment that comes after will only magnify my betrayal. The longer I let the truth stay silent, the bigger the explosion will be when it finally comes out. He’ll blame me for letting him fall in love with a lie.
