Do you want to learn how to play piano?

Two years ago on this day, I sat and watched boston legal during a free period at school with a friend. When the episode finished, we started talking about music. I knew he played piano, and told him that I had never learned how to play. He asked me if I wanted to, and so when I said yes, we went to one of the practice rooms. He told me to try to play something, but when I tried, I failed dismally because I felt self conscious. He took over and started playing something off the top of his head. The tune was a gentle piece, and I remember the feeling of fluttering in my chest at how beautiful it sounded. But being just as afraid of the limelight as I, he began to feel self conscious, and the music slowly dissolved into an awkward silence.

As my heart was pounding away in my chest, he asked me if I thought there was a way to break the silence, and I suggested that maybe making eye contact would make it less awkward.

I remember so clearly that moment.

We turned to each other, and for a few moments we were still. I'm not even sure that it was a conscious thing, but we both suddenly realised we were leaning towards each other.

His voice was barely a whisper as he said "Are we doing what I think we are?"

I could feel the slight warmth of his breath ghosting over my lips. I was shaking from nervousness and anticipation, and it was like there was nothing around me, just him right there in front of me, warm, dark brown eyes locked with mine.

"I think so..." I had whispered back.

He kissed me softly, his hands finding my waist, mine finding his shoulders as I found myself falling in towards him.

I was lucky I wasn't standing.

We have been together for two years today, and he has been nothing but wonderful the whole time. He's goofy, he has no table manners to speak of and no idea how to act around a lady, and I know that to this day I am still more capable of holding my own in a fight than he is. But he is kind, he has a big heart, and wants so much for me to succeed and be happy.

Thank you, my dearest, for two of the happiest years of my life. You have no idea how much you mean to me.