her eyes told me everything she didn't want me to know. like the first time I whispered, "I love you", I knew she loved me too. because even though her mouth told me to hush and her fingers got tangled while unbuttoning my sweater, her eyes burst with this firey, glossed hue and her skin grew flushed and soft and I knew right then that staring into her eyes was the sweetest gift she would ever be capable of giving me.