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[thebriar_rose]

You Are an Autumn Tree

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[powerof_one]

Kinda reminds me of our first night together. Seein' the extraordinary in the ordinary, I mean.

[thebriar_rose]

Oh?

[powerof_one]

Yes, ma'am. I 'member sittin' by the back door, reigning in the storm, and the way you looked at me. You just sorta said 'oh, I see' or somethin' like that, and it was like...I dunno, like you'd just seen the second coming or somethin'.

[thebriar_rose]

I remember.

[powerof_one]

Me, too. Couldn't forget that day if I tried.

[thebriar_rose]

It was one of the best days of my life.

[powerof_one]

Second best day of mine...best was when you walked into my shop that very first day. Niamh was there, warnin' me to let you down gentle if you got stars in your eyes and I wasn't interested...think I was a gone pigeon from that first second.

[thebriar_rose]

...Oh gods, she said that?!

[powerof_one]

Believe she said somethin' 'bout me bein' the "knight to your princess," if that don't make ya hit the floor laughin'.

[thebriar_rose]

...I may die of embarrassment.

[powerof_one]

I durn near did that day. Got all flustered tryin' to explain my intentions were honorable.

...then y'all went and kissed me in the rain, and my intentions went straight to Hell in a mighty fine lookin' handbasket.

[thebriar_rose]

I couldn't help it. You...saw me. You looked at me and you saw me.

[powerof_one]

Man's gotta be blind not to see you, doll. What I saw was more 'n a princess or an angel, both of which you are. What I saw was a good woman, a woman better 'n I deserve...then next thing I know, she's kissin' me and asking me to take her home.

[thebriar_rose]

...Well, now that you've made me sound like a trollop...

[powerof_one]

What? Naw! More like an angel of mercy, throwin' a sympathy bone to the worn out old codger again...and again...and again...

[thebriar_rose]

Are you trying to thoroughly distract me from my current dedication to my studies, or is that just a lovely side-effect?