The Lake

"Shh," he said again, holding her hand in his. "I know I'll be okay without you, but I also know that I don't want to be without you. I can't see myself with anyone else but you. I want you to be happy, and I want to be the one who makes you happy. I want to make a life for us together. Will you let me?" Kali felt her head swimming, and realized it was because she wasn't breathing. She took a deep breath, and sat up. She looked at him, holding his gaze and seeing in his eyes the feelings that he struggled so hard to put into words. She leaned towards him and cupped his face gently in her hands, her hair falling like a dark curtain around them, blocking out the world till it was just the two of them. "Yes," she whispered as she brushed her lips against his. "Yes."