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Nobody touches.

Nobody even thinks about looking.

Easy, I tell myself.

She's safe.

She's with me.

Still...

I'm grateful we're alone.

The thought of anyone else seeing her right now twists something primitive inside me.

I slip my hand into hers again as we start walking.

She doesn't hesitate.

Her fingers weave naturally through mine, and the simple gesture somehow feels every bit as intimate as the kisses we'd shared.

Neither of us speaks for a minute.

We don't have to.

The quiet between us isn't awkward.

It's comfortable.

Filled with stolen glances and little smiles that seem to happen all on their own.

We follow the shoreline until I spot a small building tucked between the trees.

“Here we are.”

I point toward the sign.

“The ladies' room.”

She looks where I'm pointing.

“Okay. Oh, but don’t you have to go?”

I nod.

“The men's room is farther down the path.”

And I hate that.

I wish they were side by side.

“I'm gonna run, then I'll be right back.”

She nods back.

“I'll be right here.”

“You sure?”


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