The fireworks rain on as I float beside her, my heart bursting with joy. I said it. I finally said it. And not in some off-hand drunken way. What’s more romantic than confessing your love under fireworks?

A wave crashes over us and Allie tumbles under, popping up further away. I think that she’s going to swim back towards me but my heart races as I watch her make it all the way to the shore. I dive under the waves and follow not too far behind, stepping onto the sand as Allie ...