"When did I know?"

"When did I know you ask?"

He sits back in his chair and smiles as if to reminisce.

"It was somewhere between D' Angelo's 'When We Get By' and Common's 'Make My Day'. I looked up to glance at her. She was reading something and I saw her smile for the first time, again.

It got to me the day I read her eyes and wanted to own the letter between h and j and dot myself with her way of saying I; I am the one you wrote about in your poems, the one you daydream about eating ice cream with sitting under an over-sized umbrella at the beach.
I... was j-walking across the way she did her words and I didn't look both ways. Her verbs struck me, and it took me what seemed like a lifetime to recuperate and stop reciting I the way she wrote it. The language she spoke, I spoke it...

However, it wasn't until today that I knew. There was no second guessing. The feeling came as natural as GOD's blessing of breathing. I am absolutely, without a doubt in love with her. She satisfies every side of my personality. More and more each day I want to sample her flavor. One kiss would suffice. It would tell us all we needed to know. And I know she understands the art of kissing, the listening without a sound, the talking without a single word. I've longed for that... still do. At this point, all I know is that our vibe is my favorite song, and I play it every 3 minutes and 37 seconds of everyday.

So you ask, when did I know? I knew from the first time I heard her heels tapping against the floor as she walked pass. I knew when I first caught a whiff of her scent. I wanted to be wrapped in it and parade around for the next week... remembering her smile with each step.

What?! Nah, I can't do that. Tell her how I feel? Out of the question.. Why? Why you ask..."

He sits back in his chair again, biting his bottom lip. Finally he looks up.

"I haven't even told her hello."