Easing down on my bed
it had all became quiet.
The child sweetly sleeping
We’d call it a night.

I heard the keys jingle
and fit in the lock;
My breath was held tightly
my heart wildly knocked.

It couldn't be him
not now on this day.
He had told me already
that there was no way.

And then the door closed.
It quietly clicked
I froze still like a statue;
the clock gently ticked

The footsteps then started
each one on the stair,
faster and faster
I knew it was Bear

The joy was all laughter
surprise and such bliss,
with hard loving bear hugs
then kiss after kiss.

He danced me outside
where the full moon could see
us waltz in our giddiness
under the trees