In front of the crackling fireplace the two cats started engaging with one another but we were too busy with ourselves to even think about stopping them. "Why don't you..." I turned my head away from the hedonic creatures on the floor as Roxy started speaking. "Why don't you try speaking to me in german a little? I've had lessons for a few years." She smiled at me, our eyes locked onto each other's. "Wow I don't know it seems kind of awkward when I don't really know what to say or how much you understand." "How about this:", she said. "Ich liebe dich." Without hesitation I replied. "Ich liebe dich auch." We became intertwined. We forgot about the cats. We forgot about the fireplace. We forgot about the room next to us and the people in it. We've known this moment would eventually come for years but we've always held back and stopped ourselves from going down this path. We lost our sense of self in the moment and knew only the other. I held her body and she held