*Elio*

The night sky was so much brighter tonight, twinkling with stars above as we strolled down the beach near the restaurant. Our bare feet sank into the wet sand as the waves rolled up to our ankles playfully then retreated.

The moon was glowing overhead, the only light we could see. Her hand was so warm in mine, our fingers fitting together like two halves of a locket finally becoming whole. We were both silent, leaving our footprints in the sand as a ...