Alyssa
As they walked back to the house to get the sandwiches and chocolate milk that they had gotten.
Alyssa felt calm. Very calm. They didn’t say a lot to each other.
They just moved for the kitchen, gentle brushes against their arms, reminding each other of the others presence.
With that same energy, they put everything in a straw basket that Marcel carried.
Once they got to the beach, Marcel dropped the straw basket and jogged lightly to the tent.
When he got back, he spread out a large picnic mat for us.
“How thoughtful! I love a thoughtful man.”
“Then you better love me.”
Marcel said in response to what she said making her blush furiously.
They took out the sandwiches, the water, the now chill chocolate milk and the fruits.
Then they sat there for the rest of the day.
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