snapshot: falling

"Oooh stop, it hurts!" She sputtered through her tears. Tears of laughter. How long had it been since she'd laughed this hard - hard enough to make her stomach ache with it? She marvelled at how funny he was, how comfortable it was to lose herself in this laughter here... with him. She felt her heart almost bursting; it seemed she could not smile wide enough to accomodate the happiness she was feeling. His eyes smiled back at her, sparkling with mischief, he would not let her rest - it seemed like he could keep her laughing forever.

Is this it then? she wondered, surprised at the realization. Is this what it feels like to truly fall in love with someone?

She sighed happily, smiling brightly at him and then he said something else which made her laugh once more.