“Where is it all coming from?” I gasped. “It’s beautiful.”
He pulled me tightly to him, chuckling good-naturedly. He swayed with the music, moving me with him until the tempo increased. Then he spun me away from him, still holding me firmly by my hand.
It felt amazing to dance under the stars and the dark autumn sky. Around and around the fire we romped and frolicked.
I was laughing with my head thrown back to the velvety night sky, the glowing full moon, and the sparkling stars. I felt so uninhibited and fierce that tears were in my eyes. It felt so good to laugh. Life should always be this.
He pulled me in, looking down at me as he twirled me about him, in sync with the raucous tune floating to us on the wind. When the song ended, he crushed me to his body.
I was winded, and full of
