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i can be your monkey i can be your fool i can be your annoyer but im always your protector
keeping you calm keeping you warm happy loved forever in my arms i wont let go if you dont
together forever loved and hugged no other embrace but your hugs their all i need to make it through
this crazy world hun nayy its true no other can compete with your love
long as your here there be no one else for me never again
i have what i need and baby ill keep no need to trade im happy with you
you make me smile and laugh at you too its all i need nothing else will do
i love you baby till the end of time so smile big for me because you love me just as much
the grin when you hear my name or even look at me tells me all i need to know your love shines through a beautiful smile so big so wide just for me my cold heart heats up when im around you
The world outside the apartment window was a symphony of chaos . A siren wailed somewhere in the gridlocked downtown traffic . The news played silently on the television , a scroll of headlines about markets crashing and conflicts flaring . Leo paid it no mind . His entire universe was contained in the small , warm weight curled against his chest .
Maya was four . Her world was simpler . It was the soft fabric of her father’s old sweatshirt , the steady rhythm of his breathing , and the deep , resonant pulse of his heart under her ear . A storm had startled her awake , and now , in the safe harbor of the living room couch , sleep was pulling her under once more .
Leo looked down at the crown of her head , at the wild curl of dark hair that always escaped her braid . He thought of the roles he played for her . i can be your monkey i can be your fool . He had , just that afternoon , made silly ape noises and swung from the doorframe of her room to make her laugh after she’d skinned her knee . i can be your annoyer . He was the tickle monster , the man who pretended to steal the last grape , the singer of purposefully off-key bath-time songs designed to elicit dramatic groans . but im always your protector . This was the core of it , the silent vow that underpinned every joke , every game , every moment . It was his reason for being , now .
His arms tightened around her just a fraction . keeping you calm . He felt the last vestiges of tension leave her small body as she fully surrendered to sleep . keeping you warm . He adjusted the blanket over her shoulders , tucking it against the chill of the air-conditioned room . happy loved forever in my arms . The words formed in his mind not as a hope , but as a fierce , present-tense fact . This was his purpose . This embrace . i wont let go if you dont . It was a contract . As long as she needed this anchor , he would be it .
He thought of the life that existed beyond this couch . The long hours at a job that felt meaningless . The complicated , often painful relationship with her mother , now living across the country . The loneliness of single parenthood that could feel like a vast , empty room . But here , now , none of that had any power . together forever loved and hugged . It wasn’t about literal forever . It was about the quality of this moment , so complete it felt eternal . no other embrace but your hugs their all i need to make it through . It was true . Her small arms around his neck , the full-body trust of her sleep , were the fuel that powered him through every difficult day . They were the antidote to every frustration .
The television flickered , a reporter standing in front of some scene of political unrest . this crazy world hun nayy its true . He sometimes wondered what world Maya would inherit . The anxiety for her future could be a cold knot in his stomach . But then he would look at her , at her fierce curiosity , her unspoiled kindness , and the fear would recede . no other can compete with your love . The world offered many things : success , status , distraction . None of it held a candle to the profound , simple reality of being loved by this child . Her love was the only prize that mattered .
long as your here there be no one else for me never again . This wasn’t a statement of bitterness or isolation . It was one of profound , chosen focus . His heart , once a room with many doors , now had a single , radiant center . There was no space for romantic entanglements , not because they were impossible , but because his emotional landscape was fully , beautifully occupied . His devotion was absolute and monogamous in its own way .
A log truck rumbled by on the street below , and Maya stirred , nuzzling deeper into his shirt . He held his breath until her breathing evened out again . He smiled . i have what i need and baby ill keep . He had clarity . He had purpose . He had this . no need to trade im happy with you . The societal script said he should want more . A bigger house , a faster car , a more impressive job title . But holding his sleeping daughter , he felt a wealth that defied all those metrics . He was , in the deepest sense , happy . Content . Complete .
His mind flashed to earlier that evening . He’d been trying to fix a leaky faucet , and Maya had appointed herself his “ helper . ” She’d handed him the wrong wrench with tremendous ceremony , then proceeded to “ diagnose ” the problem by claiming a tiny , invisible “ pipe gremlin ” was hiding in the U-bend . Her serious expression , her ridiculous story , had broken the frustration of the chore . you make me smile and laugh at you too . She brought a light into his life that had been missing for years . its all i need nothing else will do . Not money . Not fame . Not the approval of a world that often seemed to have lost its mind . This joy , this shared , silly , profound joy , was the entire point .
He carefully shifted , reaching to turn off the lamp beside the couch . The room was plunged into soft darkness , lit only by the city glow through the blinds . He settled back , Maya’s head finding its familiar spot on his shoulder . A wave of emotion , vast and quiet , washed over him . i love you baby till the end of time . It was a love that felt prehistoric and eternal , as fundamental as gravity . It was the love that would patiently teach her to ride a bike , that would sit through endless school plays , that would try to understand her music , that would answer the phone no matter the hour when she was grown . It was forever-love .
He whispered into the dark , knowing she couldn’t hear , but needing to say it anyway . so smile big for me because you love me just as much . It was his one request , his one hope . That she would always feel secure enough , happy enough , to offer that smile . Her happiness was the mirror and the proof of his own .
As if sensing his thoughts in her dreams , Maya’s lips curved . A small , sleepy , utterly peaceful smile touched her face . the grin when you hear my name or even look at me tells me all i need to know . He had seen that grin a thousand times . When he picked her up from school . When he walked into her room in the morning . It was a beacon . your love shines through a beautiful smile so big so wide just for me . That smile was her love , made visible . It was her wordless thank you , her I-see-you , her you-are-my-world , all expressed in the curve of her mouth and the crinkle of her eyes .
He felt a warmth spread through his chest , melting the last remnants of the day’s stress , the world’s coldness . my cold heart heats up when im around you . Before Maya , he had been drifting , a little closed off , a little cynical . The disappointments of adult life had built a layer of frost . She had melted it all away . Her presence was a hearth fire , and he was forever grateful to stand in its glow .
He would sit there for another hour , unwilling to break the spell . The sirens would fade . The news would cycle to sports . The city would hum its endless night-song . But in the quiet apartment , there was only the sound of two hearts beating in tandem , and the profound , unshakable truth that in this small circle of arms , they had built a world that needed no saving , because it was already , and would always be , whole . He was her monkey , her fool , her annoyer . But above all , he was , and would always be , her protector . And in that sacred duty , he had found his own salvation .
