A First

I will be the first to admit she kissed me.
I was too terrified to try, even if we'd been going out for a while.
But, seeing each other confess how we felt,
SHE would not let such an opportunity pass her by.
Being her, she started with a hug, 
pulling me close against her.
She was always so warm and soft.
Often, I thought of hugging her like hugging a feather.
It didn't take much for me to lift her up,
and she would always let me hold her,
even when people stared.
She alone knew how much it meant to me.
But, this time, she threw a little extra in.
Instead of burying herself against my shoulder,
she kept her head up,
So that as I lifted her, our noses met.
It was cute, but terrifying at the same time.
I probably closed my eyes first.
The only thing that I can remember,
having knocked the rest of the day out by sheer presence,
was the moment her lips met mine.
Like the whole world had just stopped.
And the only thing I could feel was her heartbeat,
pounding through her lips as they gently locked with mine.
It wasn't passionate or lustful,
but something else, a gentler kind.
As if she wanted me to know she wasn't lying to me,
that I could trust her. I knew in my heart without her telling me.
She would be my first and only, and I tried to convey that.
It's embarrassing, but we stayed that way for a while,
Neither of us quite sure when to break it off.
Until, eventually, she had to breathe,
and We both inhaled at the same time,
before breaking out in laughter.
Her smile... it is something I will never forget.
Her eyes had sparkled, as if all the world had been made right.
I remember brushing her hair aside,
a moment so cliché it hurt,
And I stared into those Bright brown eyes,
and I felt everything become a little brighter.
I had found her. She had found me.
And that moment could be the start of our story,
our happily ever after.
I leaned in again, but, instead,
I settled for a kiss on the forehead,
holding her tightly against me.
So she could know, in no uncertain terms,
that I loved her, and would never let her go.
I didn't realize until she said something I was crying.
I was so happy to be there in our beginning.
A first for me,
For us,
And for the world.
I had found her.