Her eyes came to me, and there was a clear sparkle in those crystal baby blue eyes of hers.
And when he walked away, I heard Lila growl when a woman walked over to us and adjusted her top.
But I didn’t see her again after that glance.
I didn’t catch a word she said.
Because my eyes were locked with Lila’s.
And we stayed like that, until I saw Lila smile.
“Hey, Bronson?” she asked.
I winked, “Hey, Lila?”
“Dance with me?” she asked.
I sighed.
I couldn’t tell this woman no.
But I’d be damned if I ever let her know that.
Therefore, I nodded.
I stood, took her hand, and led her to the open area where a few couples were dancing.
Then an old song came on, and I watched as Bax pulled Kendra over to where we were standing.
Rest Your Love On Me by Conway Twittycame through the speakers.
I looked down at her as I wrapped my arm around her and placed my hand on the small of her back.
Her right hand went into mine, and her left hand wrapped around my bicep.
“Really?” I asked.
She grinned, “Can you keep a secret?”
I nodded, “Yeah.”
She smiled as she looked over at Bax and Kendra, “My dad was an alcoholic, abusive asshole. He’s now on wife number six. Anyway, I’d never seen my mom smile. Not until Bax came into our lives. And when he asked her to marry him, I’d never seen her cry happy tears. I had even cried because I was scared.”
“Then she told me they were good tears. But that’s besides the point. The reason I’m telling you this is because at seeing mytears, Bax dropped to his knees and made a vow to me. He said that he was born to be the shoulders that would forever carry all of my sorrow and pain. And on the day that they got married, their first dance as husband and wife... Bax had me in one arm, and his other wrapped around my mom as they danced to this song. He said that he was crazy about us, and he hadn’t heard of a better song that showed his love for us.”
I looked over at Bax and Kendra and smiled.
Feeling something settle deep in my heart.
And I knew that in some alternate universe, when this woman was mine, that would be the song we would dance to at our wedding.
But I learned a long fucking time ago, dreams aren’t reality.
But for this woman... I’d show up in her dreams and try to turn them into a reality.
And that thought... I didn’t know where it came from... somewhere deep inside of me.
But I couldn’t refute it.
