I open my eyes and the first thing I see is the roof, I am not in the living room anymore. I am lying in my bed, and I hear noises. I yawn loud.

"Oh, you're up. I was about to wake you" I hear Dani's voice.

"You need to get dressed the birthday party is about to start" she says, undressing herself. I look at her, and she notice.

"Val, come on. We are late. People are everywhere outside," she says stressed.

"Calm down" I tell her. She looks at me angry now. I have never seen her that way before. I can tell she is nervous and scared. I get out of bed and I notice I have no pants on. Then I think back on it.

"How did I end up here?" I ask pointing at the bed. She turns her back to me to take on the other couple of black jeans.

"I carried you," She says, struggling with her pants. I smile even though I know she cannot see.

"Why do you always struggle when it comes to clothes?" I teas. She turns around and look at me angrier, but I can see a little smile in there. I smile to her enjoying this. She points at me.

"You are so dead" she says and run towards me. She lifts me up from the floor. I warp my feet around her waist and lay my arms over her shoulders. Then she leans her forehead on mine and we look into each other's eyes.

"Stop teasing me" she says and smile, kiss me on the nose.

"When it comes to me, you do not need to wear pants" I tell her and she bites her lower lip.

"Neither do you" she says and look down at me. She looks back up, and I can see the hunger in her eyes. I shake my head and tell her.

"No" but god I want to.

We went down stairs, Dani and I stand in the backdoor. Looking at everyone in the garden. The sun is shining, and I can smell the food in the air. My dad stands over the grill, making his special food. He talks to his brother, Ben. I can see my book-aunt, Annie talking to Baker. Mom is placing plats on the table for everyone. It is full of people, family and friends. Dani breaths out heavy and I turn to her. Look at her in the eyes and then take her hand in mine. I lift it up to kiss hers. She smiles relived. Then I look back out, and see my dad looking at me smiling and I do it back. Damon turns on some music, just when I saw him. Dexter is talking to some of his old childhood friends. Dani takes me back to reality when she squeeze my hand.

"Can we dance?" I ask. Taking Dani by surprise.

"Are you sure?" she ask.

"There is nothing else I want" I tell and smile. She looks more relaxed now.

"Shall we?" she ask, and leads the way out. We move out to the rest. Dani looks one more time at me to make sure, and I nod. We are not the only one dancing, so we are not alone. Dani takes her left hand in mine right, slowly. She place her right hand on my waist, carefully. Like she always dose, when she touch me. Afraid I will crumble between her fingers. Then she move us, under the blue sky, the warmth of the sun. The sound of the music in our ears, and the smell of summer, the grass, and the food. Then the song changes and, we both smile at the sound of our song. She holds me closer and then turn me all the way around, and I fall back into the arms of an angel. I breathe her in, and smell her perfume on the side of her neck.

"You smell good," I say. Her body shakes, and I know she made a small, soundless laugh. I look around and see people staring, but I do not care. This is our song and moment, and it is special. 

"My heart would have been a hallow place, if you weren't in it" she tells me. It was more like a promise and truth, the way she said it. Like she cannot live without me. It seems like all the people around heard what she said. They all look at us now, smiling the way you do when you see something that warms you at heart. She opens her mouth, but it takes a little while before she says something.

"Can I..." I stop her before she could finish, I know what she was going to ask for. I kiss her hard, wanting her more and more, like I told her. I place my hands on her face and I taste her. She kiss my lower lip and bit it a little, teasing. I feel my heart jump up and down in my chest. She taste so good, always have. She taste like the first strawberry in the summer, the longing disappears when you taste it, but you have to get more and more. Until there is nothing left, and you site with the temptation on your lips. We let go, and look at each other, as if it was the first time.

"Kiss you?" she let out the last words with a breath. I shake my head over, and over again with a smile. Amazed and amused.

"How can one person mean so much?" I ask.

"I do not know," she tells. The songs stops and Dani takes my hand in hers. Move us towards a bench. People's eyes are now gone from us. Dani lies down on it and drags me down to lie between her legs, with my head on her stomach. She starts to play with my hair and I close my eyes. The sound of the barbecue, millers. People discussing what the best way to grill is. The sound of birds twittering in the trees and the background sound of cars driving on the warm asphalt. Then Dani's hands moves from my hair and down to my cheeks. She strokes me, making me feel sleepy. I cannot sleep now, not again.

After dinner my aunt, Annie and me, talked for a long time about books and how her bookstore is going. She tells me that there are younger people coming in now. They are buying those teen books. That I as well have read. All of those memories from them, I keep at heart. Dani is still talking to my dad. They have been talking since we finished eating. Which has been a while, since it is already dawn.

"What times is it?" I ask my aunt, Annie. She looks at her watch.

"It's ten in the evening," she tells me.

"Perhaps it is time to go," she says yawing. I turn to look at Dani, and she notice and smiles. Still she is talking to dad. Mom join in.

"Well I think it is time to leave" Annie says.

"Well, okay. It was so nice to see you again" mom tell and we both give her a hug. Then she is gone. I did not notice before now that many people have left. Dexter and Damon cleans up, and Baker helps. Now mom and I stands alone, awkward. I can hear mom say something, but I could not catch it, too distracted of Dani.

"Hmm, what?" I ask.

"She is beautiful," she says and we both look at Dani. Who is standing and smiling with my dad.

"Sometimes I think she is an angel," I tell her.

"I can see why" mom says. Dani's pale skin shines in the last sunrays. Then the sun is gone. Mom takes an arm around my waist to give me a side hug.

"I love you, Valentine"

"I love you to, mom," I tell her.

Dexter and Damon found an old football in the bushes. They started to play and of course, Dani wanted to play as well. To be honest she is good.

"Valentine, come on," Dexter yells. I smile, and look at Dani who is having a lot of fun. Smiling, running on the grass in barefoot. I cannot tell how happy this makes me. To watch the person I love the most having fun with my family. She fits perfectly, everywhere. She dribble past Dexter and shot right into the fake goal. Which is line up with flowerpots.

"That was awesome, Dani" Damon says impressed.

"Okay, I am in" I say and move towards Dani. She opens up to give me a warm hug.

"Great, girls against boys" Dexter say.

We lost in the end and the boys cannot let it go. We stand in the garden catching our breaths.

"Losers" the boys yell to us. I smile and look at Dani. She is laughing. The boys looks at me, but I do not turn my eyes away from Dani.

"I have already won," I say, and Dani turns to meet my eyes. She smiles embarrassed, she put her hand on one side of her face, itching, she always do it when she is embarrassed, and sometimes both of her hands on either side.

"Okay" Damon says in slow motion.

"I am going in, my feet are freezing" and both of the boys walks in. Dani walks closer to me, and takes my hand.

"We should go in, I freeze to" we walk in hand in hand, and I see dad and mom watching TV. Something boring. Dani and I jumped in the shower to get the warmth back in our bodies. Then we both lay cuddling in the bed.

"I love you, Dani" is the last thing I say that day.