<br/>Joe was stunned into silence.<em>Melody just...she just admitted she loves me...</em>He was fully on autopilot at this point, not quite sure of what to do, or how to act.  To his surprise, he found himself standing up, and walking over to her. Her back was still turned to him, her hands trying to hide the blush that her whole body was practically broadcasting to him.  Gently he put his hands on her shoulders, and turned her around to face him.<em>what the hell am I doing, </em>he thought with an edge of panic creeping in.  His gaze fell on her eyes, full of panic, longing, fear, joy, anger, and everything in between.  In all his life, he had never seen something so beautiful as her eyes as her emotions stormed across them. It took only a moment for him to realize that was what made them so attractive. Her emotions playing out like a Shakespearean drama across the two windows of her soul...<br/>It would be this moment for years to come that Joe would remember as the moment he truly fell in love with her as well.<br/><br/>(OOC: at this point, Joe should be taking the Significant Other defect. Even though it is at rank three, he only gets one point back because the significant other is another player. Oh, and sorry for the sappiness. Even online, I can't help but compliment her eyes :)  )