“You.” I said. What I said only made her hold me tighter. I knew I had to say more “Ashley, I want you. I want to see you happy, I want to see you sad, and help you through it,” I said. “because I love you.” After i finished what I had said, there was a moment of silence. My heart cringed at the thought of her not loving me back. It was the first time I ever said that to her, or any girl. Then, she looked up with tears streaming down her face, but her tears were tears of joy. I leaned down and kissed her and to my surprise, tears of joy started flooding down my face. I knew that this was a start of something great. I pulled away to look at her and then at the sunset that shadowed us on this perfect day. “I love you too.” She said.