"do you.. do you wanna go all the way?"
"i do if you do."
"i want whatever you want, baby."
"i want you."
"i want you, too."

our trembling fingers struggled to unbutton our jeans
hands shaking as we pulled the covers over our backs
his nervous lips feathered kisses along my neck
breathing heavily, thighs quivering, hearts racing

and when our hips began to move
jagged gasping and muffled whimpers filled the air
i've never loved the feeling of skin touching skin
like i did in those moments

collapsing on top of each other like waves against the shoreline
sometimes kissing, sometimes just breathing against each other's lips
flustered cheeks and wide eyes
noses pressed together

love is a strange, unfathomable little thing
the feeling is comparable to a thrilling mystery
a mystery that i wouldn't mind spending the rest of my life
trying to unravel

i love the way you hold my hand so tight
like if you let go, i'll be gone forever
and the way i can't tell if it's your palm sweating or mine
i love that i don't mind

i love the way your voice sounds after you kiss me
breathy and soft, and nervous
almost shaky
you remind me what it's like to be fifteen again

i love how delicately you touch me
like i'm something precious, something treasured
something breakable
because i am

i love how you say "i'm yours" instead of "you're mine"
because you understand that love and possession aren't the same
and i have every part of you as you have, me
forever and ever, "and ever and ever and ever"

i love the way your hands shake when they touch my cheek
the way your fingers tremble as they hover above my skin
how you hesitate before every move you make
like you're scared to mess up, like i'm something you can't risk losing

the only thing i don't love
is that i can't manage to spit out the only words
that occupy my mind when i'm with you
"i love you"