Dibs *IN EDITING

Chapter 16

And I'm joining up the dots with the freckles on your cheeks

And it all makes sense to me

I giggled, thinking about last night as we cuddled up together. I guess I might have held hands with him while sleeping or something.

I know you've never loved

The crinkles by your eyes

When you smile

You've never loved

Your stomach or your thighs,

The dimples in your back at the bottom of your spine

But I'll love them endlessly

I began to cry, realizing that he sees the beauty in me. I’ve always been so insecure about my weight and to hear that I’m still loved all the same, means more than he will ever know.

I won't let these little things slip out of my mouth

But if I do

It's you

Oh, it's you they add up to

I'm in love with you

And all these little things

He’s in love with me? I didn’t put two and two together until now. How long has he loved me? I would guess maybe a crush, but love? Nope. That caught me off gaurd.

You can't go to bed without a cup of tea

And maybe that's the reason that you talk in your sleep

And all those conversations are the secrets that I keep

Though it makes no sense to me

I talk in my sleep? Whoops. That’s a good thing to know, but I can’t believe that he remembers that I drink tea every night. I started doing that when we moved here. The tea is so much better so I drank it every night for some reason and it became a habit.

I know you've never loved

The sound of your voice on tape

You never want

To know how much you weigh

You still have to squeeze into your jeans

But you're perfect to me

I won't let these little things slip out of my mouth

But if it's true

It's you,

It's you they add up to

I'm in love with you

And all these little things

You'll never love yourself half as much as I love you

And you'll never treat yourself right, darling, but I want you to.

If I let you know I'm here for you

Maybe you'll love yourself like I love you, oh.

And I've just let these little things slip out of my mouth

'Cause it's you,

Oh, it's you,

It's you they add up to

And I'm in love with you

And all these little things

I won't let these little things slip out of my mouth