Olivia

We stayed on the upper deck, watching the coastline slide by in the opposite direction now. The city lights grew brighter as we approached, the urban sprawl replacing the quieter stretches of beach we'd passed earlier.

Alexander's fingers threaded through mine, our hands resting on the railing between us. Neither of us spoke, both lost in our own thoughts as reality crept closer with each passing mile.

The lights of Marina del Rey appeared on the horizon, ...