The Kiss

The Kiss

            We arrived in New York City around seven. The sun had gone down early as it always does in December. New York was cold that night. The chill bit through the thin Jacket I had worn. The wind flew through the open window of Kate’s car and climbed up my back. Kate saw me shiver and moved closer to me and closed her window. I knew very well it was going to be cold but I accidently left my jacket at the hotel. The Manhattan traffic was more than I had ever seen. Buses, taxis, and people all swam by in this big ocean. I was a stranger to this much activity all going on at once. Sky scrapers standing over us like concrete giants. After maneuvering through the bee hive of traffic we had arrived In New York City. I took my hand and tapped Kate lightly on the shoulder to wake her up. She made a sound and then woke up, then she looked over at me, her tired eyes analyzed me up and down. Then she smiled, I could see in her eyes how excited she was. My heart was doing jumping jacks in my chest. This would be the first step of our life together. This would seal the deal for us. Living together with Kate, this was supposed to be a happy moment for me but I felt uneasy. Thoughts paraded into my head clouding my love for Kate. What if Kate, the woman whom I was about to dedicate my life to, would let me down. The thought was colder than the December winds that blew through the streets of New York. I had never thought about it, If Kate let me down I would truly have no one. I would be completely alone in this new life I was starting. “What’s wrong” Kate asked while gently grasping my arm in her soft hands. Her hands were cold, but they still gave me a warm feeling. I let out a tear as we walked through the crowded street. “Nothing, I'm fine” I lied.  A single tear had escaped the blockade I set up in my eyes to make sure the liquid refugees would not escape into the world. I quickly wiped it before Kate could see it. My eye now burned as I had wiped something into my eye. Kate looked over “Are you going to tell me what’s wrong now?” she said sounding more concerned this time. I couldn’t tell her that I had doubts. Not now, her love for me was stronger than ever. Here stood a woman who gave up everything to be with me and I doubted her. Shame on me I thought to myself. Kate had never let me down In my life and I doubt she will start now. I love her and she loves me. Kate’s love had pulled through for me when I needed it most. Kate’s love was the ultimate insurance policy. Even if I lost everything it would be there, the only light in a corridor of darkness. “It’s nothing, I’m just a little scared of this” I said sounding a little worried. Kate pulled me aside; we bumped into a couple of people on the crowded streets. I heard someone swear under their breath as I ran into them. “Nick, of course you’re scared, I'm terrified. We’re taking the biggest risk of our lives here. We’re not playing a kid game anymore. We’re gambling with more than loose change. We’re gambling with our dreams, and everything we’ve ever wished for. So yeah I'm scared I might lose certain things If this doesn’t work out for us, but I know If I don’t take this chance I lose out on the one thing I want in my life more than anything I’m risking. You.” Never before In my life had I felt so moved by someone’s words. I smiled an end-to-end smile and Kate gave me a kiss.

            We walked through the crowded city until we found a place to eat. We must of passed thousands of restaurants before stopping at the one that we chose. We decided to eat at a small papaya place not too far from the Port Authority Bus Terminal on Forty Second Street. This felt like the only place in the city that wasn’t filled to the rim with people. The yellow walls reflected the headlights of passing cars. Kate and I approached the counter and a young man asked “Can I help you.” I guessed it came out with more attitude than he had meant to use because he immediately followed with “What will you have?” I looked to Kate who was studying the menu with curios eyes. I looked at the menu as well and decided almost immediately to have a cheeseburger with cheese fries. A heavy meal, but I was starving. I hadn’t been eating much lately. After surveying the menu Kate decided she would get whatever I got. “Two cheeseburgers with an order of cheese fries” I told the young man who had previously asked us for our order. He then disappeared behind the counter and minutes later Kate and I were eating. We ate in silence. I guess we were both that hungry. We had been so busy on the road that we hadn’t really had much time to eat.

 After we finished dinner I figured we better hurry and get to the apartment because It was getting late It was already eight and we told the land lord of the apartment we would be there at about eight thirty. We walked through the crowded cold streets of Manhattan. It was like walking through the ice of the South Pole during a penguin migration. We made our way towards her car and climbed in. It felt so good inside, to escape the cold that my thin jacket had done a terrible job of insulating me from. I started driving through the Manhattan traffic, Kate was tired, she buried her face into my shoulder and put her arm around me and fell asleep like that. I drove and drove through this new territory, making my way to our destination.

 Kate woke up when we were on the Brooklyn Bridge. Her eyes were barely open and you could see how tired she was, yet she still looked so happy to see where we were. She looked out the window out at the beautiful New York City skyline. “Kate, I’ll call the landlord, I’ll tell him we’ll meet him tomorrow. I want to do something” she looked excited to here this. She didn’t ask what we were going to do. Kate loved surprises, and I loved the look on her face when she gets surprises. First her brows rise a little bit, then her eyes widen, and finally she shows the beautiful smile that I fell in love with years ago in that vacant parking lot. I pulled the car aside as I parked the soonest opportunity I got and Kate and I got out and made our way to the Brooklyn Bridge, which we had just gotten off of. The New York City skyline looked like a sea of fireflies off in the distance. There weren’t many stars out above the city but this skyline was enough to make up for that. It still was no match for Kate though. Kate was now the most beautiful sight in New York City. She now knew where we were going. She put on her surprised face that I loved so much. I pulled her near, put my arm around her and walked out onto the Brooklyn Bridge. “This is the most beautify�"“she stopped. The beautiful view seemed to be taking Kate’s breath away. I knew Kate would love it. The cold winds blew from the water, I didn’t care how could it was. Me and Kate were together in this beautiful moment. Nothing could ruin the moment. The cold continued to come down on me but It didn’t matter, I was too caught up in Kate’s eyes, Kate’s beautiful hazel eyes now reflected the moonlight that shone down on her beautiful face. We were not alone on that bridge, but we didn’t acknowledge anyone but each other. We were five hundred feet above everyone around us. We were on a different planet. Kate and I came to the center of the bridge, and then I pulled her aside. I couldn’t wait any longer. I brushed the hair out of her face and the wind kept blowing it back in her face. I looked straight into her eyes, and she looked straight into mine. “Kate, when I was seven years old I stopped believing in wishes. I stopped wishing on stars, I stopped blowing out the candles on my birthday cakes; it all seemed so fairy tale. The last wish I had ever made was to be loved by someone, far away from there. I made that wish on my seventh birthday, right before I realized it would never come true. Then one day you just came in my life on that night, in that parking lot, I then got a taste of something I never had before tasted. Hope. Now here I stand far away from Massachusetts, looking into the eyes of the woman I love, and I see that very same love reflected back at me. Kate, you’re the wish come true I’ve waited for, for so long.” Kate’s eyes widened and she stared into my eyes. She could have said thousands of words at that moment. Instead, she said millions with the most passionate kiss we had ever shared. She moved towards me and grabbed me and pulled me as close as I could get. I put my arms around her in reaction. We moved our cold lips together closing the little distance between them. I felt everything Kate felt at that moment. I felt her heart beat and she felt mine. I ran my hands through her smooth brunette hair and the sweetest fragrances filled my nose. Our eyes were closed but we could see right into each other’s minds. She was the only thing on my mind. After the kiss that seemed to last for days, The doubt I had felt earlier was no more, My love for Kate was a candle that had once shone dim but now outshone the sun. We both leaned on the rail and looked out towards the water. I noticed Kate’s hand get cold at the touch of the railing so I put my hand under hers and she grabbed my hand. “Nick, can we stay here forever” Kate said the look in her eyes looked serious. I laughed and said “I only wish” she blushed upon hearing me say that. Kate came closer to me until our sides exchanged warmth and then put her arms around me and we watched the water for about an hour.

 Now it was getting late, we had to go. Kate looked disappointed upon hearing me say “We have to leave.” I took her hand and we walked back across the bridge. We walked faster this time. Away from the spot we shared the Kiss, away from the beautiful skyline. We walked back to the car from one of the most romantic experiences of our relationship. I couldn’t help but think to myself as we drove off about how much of me I had just given to Kate. Kate had all of me now. I had all of Kate as well. We both possessed enough of each other to break each other’s heart. I was superman now and Kate was my kryptonite. Kate was my Achilles’s heel. No matter how strong and indestructible a man may be. He will always have one weakness. Love, it can make or break any man or woman. For me, love gave me everything I needed. Kate was my home; Kate was my food, my water, my air. Kate was all I needed to survive. We drove through Brooklyn at a little past ten. We were looking for another hotel to stay tonight.

After driving around for about an hour we found a hotel. It was small hotel that would be easy to miss if it didn’t have the world’s largest neon sign. I pulled into the parking lot of the hotel with Kate, who was surprisingly still awake. We walked into the hotel office and I quickly took out a room for one night. It was extremely low priced. The hotel was not a bad one, but also not a good one. The lights were really dim, but the place was very clean. The paint on the walls of this hotel compared to that of the last was spotless. Again there was one bed. Kate laid down on the bed, I walked over, I was not going to lay down on the couch. No more floor for me, I knew where I wanted to lay my body to rest. I put my body down next to Kate and she moved closer to me and through her arm over my waist. I moved in closer to her and in no time our tired bodies were cuddling together. We both had the same thing on our mind. I could tell. We were thinking about earlier that night. At the bridge, It was one of the best decisions I had ever made. Our love was stronger than ever because of that Kiss we shared. I never knew one Kiss could make such a difference.

 I turned over and Kissed Kate goodnight. It was a light kiss on the forehead. She opened her eyes and returned the kiss on my forehead, and It felt just like when my mother would kiss me good night on my forehead. I turned over and let Kate put her arms back around me. Kate couldn’t see, but I was crying. Kate then turned around to me, I guess she heard me, she wiped my tears and kissed me again gently, this time on my lips. “I just wanted you to know, there is no one in this world that I would rather wake up next to tomorrow morning, than the man I just kissed” Kate said proudly. I stopped crying hearing this. It was what I needed to hear. “I love you Kate” I said before closing my eyes.

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