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What it Feels Like to Fall in Love with Someone a Little More Every Day

I realized I was falling in love with him while we were cuddling in bed one lazy Saturday afternoon.

As I lay on his chest, feeling his occasional sweet kisses on top of my head and the coolness of his breath as he inhaled the scent of my hair, it occurred to me that I could be happy just lying there with him in silence forever, drifting in and out of sleep together.

I fell a little more in love with him every time he brought me around his friends, introduced me to them as his girlfriend, grabbed my hand in public to show the world that I was his.

I fell more in love with him whenever we were alone together, tangled up in a mass of sheets and skin.

I fell more in love with him every single time he looked at me in public with that naughty, knowing glint in his eyes, like I was the only living being that would ever fulfill all his fantasies, as if he had to have me, and only me, in order to survive.

I fell more in love with him the first time he saw me in a t-shirt and shorts, with messy hair and no makeup, and said, "God, you are so beautiful," and I knew he meant it.

I fell in love with his kiss, his caress, his whispered promises and dirty secrets, the way he would gently hold my face and stroke my cheeks and lips with his thumb, the way he would always know exactly where and how to kiss and touch me so that I would shiver with desire every time.

My knees would go weak whenever he called me "baby." I fell in love with every single inch of him. We knew each other completely, inside and out.

I fell more in love with him every time I had the opportunity to see how passionate he was about his job. His work ethic and drive made me want to become a better person.

He always encouraged me and supported my dreams and goals.

I fell more in love with him during every midnight drive. As the local country radio station blared, he would rest one hand on his steering wheel and clutch my hand with the other.

We would sing Blake Shelton songs at the top of our lungs with every window down at 4 AM. Those moments made me deliriously happy.

When you are completely in love with someone, nothing else matters to you but their happiness. Your heart literally skips a beat whenever they say your name.

You would do absolutely anything just to see them smile. You see a future with this person. Falling in love is the most beautiful feeling in the world; it's even more beautiful if you are lucky enough to stay in love.