Notes: This is Hanks POV.. I see the old hank in this but to each their own.. Its shorter than I wanted but my mind is choppy tonight.. The song is Tracy Byrd's Just let me be in love...

Hope you enjoyed.. But from the first day i heard this song my mind yelled HANK lol.. anyway thanks for reading..

Faith

Let me be in love
Love, I never understood what it meant until now. I look at the woman in the far corner, laughing with her friends and I smile. I do love her. Everyone in town is betting on how long it lasts, even heard my own brother put his money in on the deal. Funny thing is, I don’t blame them.

My breath is short, my heart is beating fast
Every time I smile at her she’s smiling back
If I’m dreaming, please just let me sleep

I know she’s a catch, any man in his right mind can see that, so the question remains. What is she doing with me? I’m no good, and Harmony knows it, yet here she is telling me she loves me, and I honestly think she means it. I watch her as she makes her way to me and smile.

"Hank let’s dance." She smiles.
"Of course Gwen." I say taking her hand, as she wraps her arms around my neck.
Anyone can see that she’s too good for me
Oh, give her time, she’ll find out soon enough
Just let me have and hold her ‘til she does

I can’t help but stare at her, in those eyes, the way the sparkle at me. I wonder every moment of everyday when its going to end. ‘Don’t be silly Hank’ she tells me. ‘I know who you are’. But does she really? Does this woman I’m holding really understand all the horrible things I’ve done? Does she get the fact that Sam’s the good brother and not me? Perhaps she’s living in denial, refusing to face the truth, that one day I will mess it all up for us.

What we’ve got going on is so incredible
This chemistry between us feels so wonderful
But knowing me, I’ll probably
Find a way to mess it up
Who knows, who cares, right now
Just let me be in love

"Hank stop thinking." She smiles and says kissing my cheek slightly.

She knows me so well, in the four months I’ve been dating Gwen, she already knows what I’m thinking. Yet I hear the talk, I know what people are saying. ‘Hank’s going to hurt that rich girl’ My friends all whisper. ‘You know they won’t last’ other’s say. And I can’t help but wonder if they are right. I never last with anyone. True love doesn’t come to people like me. But I look at Gwen and I feel love, real love. So what if its just for tonight, who cares if it ends tomorrow, I feel it now and that’s what matters.

Don’t concern me with reality
Don’t convince me she’s too heavenly
Forget the future, disregard the past
Those are questions I don’t want to ask
To my heart, all that matters is tonight
Just let me live this moment in her eyes

"Can we take a walk on the pier tonight?" She whispers in my ear.
"Yeah sure we can." I smile back. "Any thing for you Gwen."

I would do anything for her, walk on the pier, fly to the moon, whatever would make her happy, I'd be glad to do it.
I want to keep her forever, I want to see her laugh over the dumb things I do, Yell at me when I’ve messed up, and love me just for being me. But I know it won’t last. How can something this perfect last for Hank Bennett? No, I don’t get breaks in life, only knocked down. So I’ll enjoy it while I can. I’ll enjoy loving Gwen. I can’t help but feel for her, and the pain she’s faced. Ethan breaking her heart like he did, her mother always forcing her into some crazy plan. She needs something stable, something real.

What we’ve got going on is so incredible
This chemistry between us feels so wonderful
But knowing me, I’ll probably
Find a way to mess it up
Who knows, who cares, right now
Just let me be in love

"Gwen I love you." I say moving back from her. I watch a small tear roll down her face. Honesty, that’s what she’s been looking for.
"I love you so much Hank Bennett. I already love you so much." She says repeating herself.
"Just don’t ever forget this night." I say holding her hand.
She nods and hugs me as we dance on, holding tight to the love we feel.

She needs me, and I need her, so why can’t we make it? All I have to do is figure out how to hold on to her. Make my self be good. I know I can do that, because Gwen is something special. I’m going to let everyone bet away, Harmony can think what it wants. I know I love Gwen already, and I need her in my life.

What we’ve got going on is so incredible
This chemistry between us feels so wonderful
But knowing me, I’ll probably
Find a way to mess it up
Who knows, who cares, right now
Just let me be in love

If I ask God for just one thing tonight, it will be to spend my life with Gwen. I don’t want to live my life afraid and alone, looking at the happiness everyone has and never receiving any of my own. But if something happens, and I do the typical Hank Bennett stunts, at least I will be able to say I’ve been loved, and I will know that in my heart I will always love. I might just mess it up, but I have no plans on it. No, after staring in her eyes I know, its time to grow up.

"Hank, you’re worrying again." She says touching my face with her hand.
"We’re in this together, for the good and bad." She finishes.
"Even if I do something really stupid?" I grin.
"I can handle it." She smiles.

Who knows, who cares, right now
Just let me be in love
Let me be in love
I just want to be in love

And for the first time I realize she can handle it, and so can I.