Smile, Meri Jaan.

She floated to consciousness slowly, still drifting on the edges of her wonderful, wonderful dream. Yawning, she turned her head to the side and saw his, just on the edge of her pillow... Not a dream, after all. She smiled at the face that tugged at her heart, even in sleep; the hollows and planes of his beloved face softened in slumber, the long lashes she secretly envied, still and unmoving. He mumbled a little. She leaned over and lightly touched her mouth to his, to somehow quiet the demons that disturbed him even in his world of dreams. A wealth of love rose and swamped her whole being, making her feel as if she'd captured sparkles of sunlight within her.

"I would give all the world and more, just so the last thing in the depths of the night, before my eyes close for sleep, and the first thing in the morning, as soon as they open, all I see is you. Every night, every morning. My love, my heart, my hope, my strength. My being."

He opened his eyes and she jerked back a little, embarrassed by the intensity of her emotion, that she hadn't intended for him to witness. He smiled, his eyes smiling with his mouth. She smiled back and relaxed, cuddling against him. He drew her close.

He held his whole world in his arms.