Page 9 of In the Shadows

“Um, nothing.” He reached under the bed, retrieving his notebook.

“Don’t lie to me. You were gone all of five seconds and now you come back looking guilty. What gives?”

He slapped his notebook against his knees a couple of times before running his hand over the cover. “I ah. I have a song I started writing the other day before we talked about moving into the boyfriend category.”

“And?”

“And, I love you. But you can be a bit harsh and unfiltered so I’m nervous as fuck to show it to you.”

He had me there. Joey was the far more sensitive one in this relationship. He’s the last person I’d want to hurt so I guess I had some things to work on. I nudged his leg with my knee. “Show it to me, I promise to keep an open mind.”

The song was titled,Don’t Doubt Us.

The first time I laid eyes on you, I knew

I knew you’d be the one to save me

Save me from myself

In the dark of night, your soul calls out to me

Grounding me

Holding the darkness at bay

How did I not see you before?

See you for who you really were

Things got out of control, yet you waited

Waited patiently for me to see you the way you already saw me

Chorus:

Now I’ve gone and said the wrong things again

Engaged in mouth instead of brain

Forcing you to reconsider what we have

Questioning all we’ve shared

But I beg of you

Please don’t doubt that our love isn’t real

I’ve been a fool for far too long

The boy next door, the one I always loved

Yet here you are standing your ground

Confessing your love, it’s so profound

Our love is so surreal

Forcing me to finally feel

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