A Dance Party Featuring A Record Player

Kai's POV

   Amelia and I are having our own private dance party, courtesy of the new record player that Meredith gifted her before moving to Boston. Apparently, Meredith used to have dance parties all the time with her friends from her residency back in the day. She occasionally had them with Amelia and Maggie also, but it wasn't the same as her iconic ones from years ago. Every time Meredith reflects on those days, I see the sparkle shining in her eyes... but also a sense of longing. Meredith has been unhappy for awhile here in Seattle and I'm happy that she's pursing a new chapter of her life in Boston. I truly think it'll be good for her to have a fresh start in a place without a lot of traumatic memories, constantly triggering her at nearly every turn. 

       I absolutely adore record players, they provide a certain comfort that Bluetooth speakers or car radios can't always provide. Currently, the song that's playing on the record player is 'Our Day Will Come' by Amy Winehouse, who is one of Amelia and I's favorite singers. Who doesn't love a voice with pure soul like Amy Winehouse's? Amelia cranks the volume up and I grin as she simultaneously dances and sings her heart as the song plays rather loudly: 

Our day will come (our day will come)
And we'll have everything
We'll share the joy (we'll share the joy)
Falling in love can bringNo one can tell me that I'm too young to know (young to know)
I love you so (love you so)
And you love meOur day will come (our day will come)
If we just wait a while
No tears for us (no tears for us)
Think love and wear a smileOur dreams have magic because we'll always stay in love this way
Our day will come (our day will come, our day will come)Our dreams have magic because we'll always stay in love this way
Our day will come (our day will come, our day will come)
Our day will come (our day will come, our day will come)
Our day will come (our day will come, our day will come)
Our day will come (our day will come, our day will come)
Our day will come

  I attempt to dance, but I truly suck at dancing. I can sing and play a few instruments but when it comes to dancing, I can barely wiggle my body... I have two left feet and Amelia constantly teases me about it. Amelia smirks at me. "Aw babe, it's cute when you attempt to dance." I roll my eyes playfully at her. "That's ironic, I was going to say the same thing about your attempt at singing. How about I be the singer and you be my dancer? We'd make the perfect dream team between that combination. What do you think my love?" She puckers her lips adorably and I melt at the sight. "Perhaps... I've had to contemplate that a bit more. Can we play some more Amy Winehouse?" I nod. "Absolutely Amelia." 

     The two of us go from goofing around to slow dancing once we get to 'Love Is A Losing Game.' That particular song of Amy Winehouse always hits me in my feels: 

For you, I was a flame
Love is a losing game
Five story fire as you came
Love is a losing game
One I wished I never played
Oh, what a mess we made
And now, the final frame
Love is a losing gamePlayed out by the band
Love is a losing hand
More than I could stand
Love is a losing hand
Self-professed, profound
'Til the chips were down
Know you're a gambling man
Love is a losing handThough I battle blind
Love is a fate resigned
Memories mar my mind
Love is a fate resigned
Over futile odds
And laughed at by the gods
And now, the final frame
Love is a losing game

     I dip Amelia over my knee carefully and am teary eyed as I stare down at her with this song beginning to fade into the background. I'm so deeply in love with Amelia. I feel so blessed to have found true love again, especially after several failed past relationships. Amelia and I are building a beautiful foundation that I'm eager to continue adding to. "I love you Amelia, so very much my precious angel." Amelia mirrors my teary eyed gaze with one of her own. "I love you too Kai. One day, you and I will be wed. I can't wait for that day to finally arrive." The two of us continue slow dancing with one another as we switch gears to Dean Martin, another one of the musical greats. A comical night shifted into a distinctive one because it's in this very moment that I've realized that Amelia Shepard is indeed the love of my life.