It was well past midnight. We had all of the car windows rolled down, and a balmy summer breeze filtered through my hair. He was driving, hands loosely draped over the wheel. I had my iPod in hand, choosing all of the songs that reminded me of him. He had no idea. His crystal-blue eyes flicked to the rear-view mirror. &quot;They all asleep?&quot; he asked, referring to our friends occupying the back seat. I turned around. They were all nearly snoring, curled into one another like a basket of kittens. &quot;Yeah,&quot; I said, smiling slightly. &quot;Looks like it's just you and me.&quot; The highway stretched out before us, the horizon line illuminated orange. There was hardly anyone else out on the road. _Oh, it's what you do to me. Oh, it's what you do to me..._ I closed my eyes and opened myself up to the music, imagining an alternate reality in which he and I were a we. When I opened them again, I could tell he was glancing at me out of the corner of his eye. Silence. Then: &quot;Have I ever told you that you're beautiful?&quot; 2007-07-31T01:09:34Z http://ficlets.com/feed/story/5236 <p>Wow, thanks guys! To be honest, this isn&#8217;t one of my favorite Ficlets. But, yes, I love Hey There Delilah.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/5236?basename=6090 2007-07-31T01:09:34Z [pens&feathers] http://ficlets.com/authors/rhapsodyyinblu <p>how sweet http://ficlets.com/stories/5236?basename=5934 2007-07-30T03:57:38Z Sophia D'Soleil http://ficlets.com/authors/crimson_light <p>I&#8217;ve always liked your stories. This one&#8217;s no different.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/5236?basename=5416 2007-07-26T04:30:00Z Stovohobo http://ficlets.com/authors/stovohobo <p>I love this. its really good and I love the visuals of the sunset and his eyes. And I like how you put lyrics to Hey There Delilah in the story.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/5236?basename=5342 2007-07-26T00:07:24Z Kohii-Kara http://ficlets.com/authors/user_3443 <p>awww! That&#8217;s so sweet. i loveee it!</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/5236?basename=5320 2007-07-25T21:16:02Z Katiebeth http://ficlets.com/authors/katiebeth <p>That was beautiful.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/5236?basename=5154 2007-07-24T20:24:40Z Lady Ophelia http://ficlets.com/authors/ophelia <p>I enjoy how the visuals (eyes flicking, a basket of kittens, orange line of horizon) evoke more than images: anxiety, warm comfort, and cold empty distance. I also like that we don&#8217;t know for sure who says the last line. Well done.</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/5236?basename=4903 2007-07-19T06:56:40Z T.F. Torrey http://ficlets.com/authors/tftorrey <p>make a sequel!!!</p> http://ficlets.com/stories/5236?basename=4753 2007-07-16T03:08:19Z User 3142 http://ficlets.com/authors/user_3142