5 seconds

the moment your arms pulled me in tight for the first time, i knew that was it. that was the feeling i'd been searching for. the warmth of your embrace. i needed you like the stars need the sun. the butterflies flooded my stomach, i was shaking, i lost my breath, my eyes almost flooded. the way you rushed to me and lifted me to my tiptoes, i needed it. i didn't know how much i needed it. in those 5 seconds i noticed the smell of your cologne, the bend in your spine, your broad shoulders, the gentle waves of your hair, the soft placement of your hands around my waist, the warmth of your chest in only a t-shirt in 3 degree weather. those 5 seconds. that's all it took. for me to know it was you. it was always going to be you.