A Life Worth Living

*Austin’s POV*

Charlotte fell asleep while she was taking her bath. I picked her up and dried her off. I grabbed one of my shirts and a pair of my boxers and dressed her. I carried her to our bed and kissed her on her forehead before checking on our beautiful daughter. She was still sound asleep. As I admired our daughter I couldn’t help but cry. I almost lost my best friend again. Charlotte has been everything to me. From the moment we met at that small record store I knew she’d be the one. That feels like a lifetime ago. She was only 18 at the time and I was 22. A new record store opened up a few blocks away from our recording studio and I wanted to check it out. The day I went in was when I discovered love at first sight. She was standing in the rock/alternative section. She was holding a few Sublime albums, The Distillers, Blink-182, Sum 41, and The Used. She was gorgeous. She had long black hair and wore the the dopest shirt. She looked up from the many rows of vinyl’s and caught me staring at her. She smiled as a blush rushed across her cheeks. I bit my lip; she has the most beautiful smile. I found enough courage to talk to her and asked her if she wanted to get coffee and we’ve been together for 4 years.

She shifted in her sleep and started talking in her sleep. “I thought he would be happy.. Why isn’t he happy?’’ Suddenly she started to sob and let out a bloodcurdling scream. I got up and went to her side of the bed and tried to wake her. But she continued to scream. “Shhh Charlotte, baby, it’s just a bad dream.” She opened her eyes and sobbed in my arms. “Austin, please don’t leave me. I’m sorry it was all my fault. We should’ve been more careful…” All I could do was hold her close and cry with her. I never realized that what I had said affected her that much. I placed my face on the top of her head and just took in the scent that is simply just her. “Charlotte, it was just a dream my love. It’s okay. I’m with you. You see these rings?” She nodded. “They mean that I love you and for some crazy reason you love me too. It also means we can work through anything. I will never let you go.. Not again.” I said as she fell back to sleep. I laid beside her engulfing her in my arms.

Notes

Short but sweet.