hanging by a moment

[He said]
I just couldn’t shake the thought of her.
[She said]
It wasn’t one of those romantic dates you see on TV.
But then again, I really didn’t want to.
In fact it wasn’t a date at all.
I was running late for work that day.
We weren’t even in the same town at the time.
Snow everywhere, and people driving like they’d never seen it before.
He was 90 miles away.
Thankfully my 1993 Silver Chevy Lumina knew how to handle the snow.
I was on my way to Target.
So I was left with my thoughts.
Driving my 1994 Cherry Red Oldsmobile Achieva.
I can still feel the lump forming in my throat.
Scanning the radio, when there it was.
I gave it a lot of consideration.
Lifehouse’sHanging By a Moment“.
I wanted to be sure.
Of course I started to sing along.
The feelings wouldn’t subside.
Cause that’s what you do when you’re driving alone.
I began spacing off.
I suddenly realized the words coming out of my mouth.
Probably had a stupid grin on my face.
Those lyrics…
The certainty became apparent.
And it occurred to me that I actually meant it.
And I was more than OK with it.
“I’m falling even more in love with you.”
That’s the moment I knew…
That’s the moment I knew…
I was falling in love with Melonie.
I was falling in love with Kelly.

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