It was a beautiful clear night. A gentle breeze lightly stroked my face and played with my hair. There were no lights for miles, yet my eyes had become accustomed to the dark night. I was leaning against a gate facing a large field with some sheep at a distance. I could hear the chirping of crickets. I was content.

He came up behind me and slowly put his arms around me until his body was enveloping mine. As he put his cheeks against mine and gazed into the distance, I felt complete. Two hearts beating as one.

The touch of his body against mine awakened my nerves and made me come alive. Up ahead, the Milky Way glistened in the dark night sky. It was perfect. My moment of perfection.

He gently turned me to face him and asked me to look up. The moon was creamy and full. He never looked up; instead he gazed intently at the reflection of the moon in my eyes. I was in awe of such a magnificent sight.

‘It’s beautiful.’ I said.

He didn’t move his eyes from my face, fixated by a thing I did not see. I wasn’t even sure that he was listening.

After a lifetime it seemed, he finally said ‘yes, you’re beautiful’.

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