I get on the bus & hold my arms out for a hug,
He picks me up & hugs me tight & raises me high in the air as I scream his name & laugh holding onto him for dear life.

He puts me down beside him, & says, "What's up??",
I say, "nothing much, you??".

He says, "Same ole, same ole...",
Then offers me some of his rice crispie.

I take a huge chunk as he says, "Heyy!!! I didn't mean take all of it!!",
And I burst into laughter.

The buses pull out & we get close,
Listening to his zoon.

We exchange conversation like normal,
We share laughter so hard we almost cry.

Then later we get on the subject of not seeing him,
I turn towards the window & try to hide my face as the first tear silently falls.

I don't mean to but I choke out a small cry of weakness,
He looks over & sees me crying & gets closer & takes me in his strong protective arms.

He pulls me closer to him & hugs me against his chest,
And tells me, "Its goin' to be alright, I promise. I'm not gonna leave you. I'll see you every chance I get. Please don't cry...."

I clutch his jacket & hide my face from the onlookers whispering, "But...I'll miss you....",
He whispers back, "I know...I'll miss you, too, but you know I'll see you whenever I can..."

We sit there quietly,
He plays with my hair & with his arm around me, he holds my hand as I start to calm down.

I sit up & he wipes the tears away,
And our eyes lock & we stare silently.

I break the stare as i put my head down,
And I lie my head on his shoulder with a faint smile on my face.

We get to the bridge to turn around & I turn to look out the window,
The sun gets in my eyes & I turn my head back towards him.

I look up at him & discover he is staring,
With a look such as one as though I've never seen before.

I put my head down & ask, "What..." in a curious mousy voice,
"Just looking, Can't I look?", He smiles & laughs.

I giggle & say, "Noooo....You can look",
As he laughs & turns his head saying, "No, no you said I couldn't look at you so i'ma look the other way."

I put my hand on his leg & giggle & say, "Nooo, I said you could look!!",
And he looks down at me smiling & laughs & says, "Okay...."

I lie my head back on his shoulder,
He wraps his arm back around me.

We ride in silence,
I lie there taking in the smell of his intoxicating cologne & the feel of his wonderful & beautiful muscular body.

I sit back up for a moment later,
And he says, "Guess what??".

I look up at him & say, "Hmm?",
As he leans over & gently kisses my neck.

I turn red & speechless,
He watches, laughs & smiles at my excitement.

He laughs & says, "Are you okay??",
As I giggle & say, "Ohhhh, yes I am..."

We stare at eachother in silence,
Our eyes locked.

Its almost time for me to get off,
I look out the window at my house at the bottom of the hill.

I turn back to look at him,
And put my head down in sadness because I know I'll have to leave him.

Using his left index finger & thumb,
He tilts my chin up to look up at him.

His eyes lock on mine,
As he shakily says, "This isnt goodbye...I promise..." as the tears well up in my eyes.

He grabs my small fragile body,
And hugs me tightly against him & whispers, "I promise...".

I get up to leave & look back at him,
And he stares right back....

I get off with tears in my eyes,
Realizing I am head over heels in love.....And I still am till this day no matter what.... <3