Midnight Serenade

" Our Little Secret "

Lily and James were still at the beach, the sun had been set for a few hours and the two had been talking and getting to know each other. The two were sitting on the sand, listening to each other’s stories, learning more about one another. As they talked, James noticed Lily's hands moving across the sand, drawing pictures.

"What are you doing?" James asked curiously. Lily looked up and smiled. "Oh, just drawing.. it helps me relax." Lily continued drawing and didn’t look up as she spoke. James continued watching Lily as she drew, he felt his heart racing at the sound of her voice. For a moment, the two sat in silence, enjoying the calming sounds of nature. After a few minutes, James spoke up "Lily.. I have something I want to tell you as well.." Lily looks up, her attention focused on the conversation at hand "Tell me, what is it?" she asks, her cheeks start to blush as she spoke.

“When I come to the beach.. I come here to draw too.."

Lily looks up to James, her eyes locked on his “really?” Lily asks with a tone of surprise “I thought I was the only one who came here to do anything creative.. I guess its a hobby we share” Lily says with a small laugh

“I have a confession to make as well…” James continues “When I first saw you at school, I actually thought you were very pretty and wanted to meet you..” James pauses for a moment, thinking of how he should continue. Lily looks up at him, with her sweet and calming face. “I wanted to meet you so I could.. get to know you better, and maybe ask you out” James takes a deep breath, he can feel his heart beating fast, Lily is already making him nervous.

Lily smiles sweetly and gives his arm a little rub. “Oh, James.. you are something else. I think you’re very cute and sweet. I wouldn’t mind going out with you.” Lily smiles, and her cheeks turn slightly red. She looks back at her drawing for a moment as she gathers her thoughts. Lily looks back at James as she speaks. "I think I actually wanted to meet you for the same reason."

Lily takes a moment to pause, she looks at James and then back to her painting for a moment. "But how would we explain why we spent most of the night here?" Lily looked back to her drawing, still painting but now she seemed to be slightly confused.

"We have to keep that a secret, right?" Lily asked as she started to blush a little. Lily continued to sit in silence, looking down at her drawing. Her mind racing with ideas, she thinks for a moment.. how would we keep this a secret?

“I thought of a way..” Lily finally spoke up again, she looked up to James as she spoke “I’ve got the perfect idea.”

Lily pauses, as if she’s waiting for James to ask her to continue “well.. can you just guess what my idea is? You will never get it.” Lily says, with a small laugh hiding in her adorable voice. Lily waits for James to reply, but he doesn’t. He just stares at Lily and her sweet face. He can't concentrate with her sweet voice, and the way she looks at him with her beautiful eyes. He looks down to her painting, his curiosity is at an all-time high ‘what is her idea?' He looks back up to her 'I give up, what is your idea, Lily?' Lily thinks for a moment, this might be easier than I thought. She grins slightly, “If you can’t guess my idea, I will reveal it to you.” Lily gives a playful smile at James, knowing that she has his full attention.

Lily then continues “I have an idea on how to keep tonight a secret. But I want you to guess first, so go on.. guess what it could be.” Lily can’t contain her excitement, and her voice sounds soft and soothing. She holds back her laugh 'I don’t think you will ever get it.’ Lily waits for a few moments, but James doesn’t say anything. He just looks at her paint her beautiful painting on the sand. Lily then speaks up again “Oh, James.. it’s okay, I’d rather just tell you my idea.” She takes a deep breath and smiles.

“My idea is.. I don’t care if anyone knows.. because tonight was special.. And I never want it to end..”

Lily’s voice is soft and soothing, her face is filled with joy as she is looking at James. James turns to look at Lily, “That makes two of us who don’t want tonight to end.” James says to Lily. “Do we really need to keep this a secret?” James pauses for a moment “Lily, people aren’t going to understand what we have.. they aren’t going to understand us..” James continues. Lily smiles at James, her cheeks slightly red after he finishes speaking "you're right, why do we need to keep this a secret?" Lily looks at James with her sweet and calming eyes.

'James, if anyone heard the story of how we kissed on the beach, with your arms wrapped around me, and the sound of the waves crashing in the background.. and me drawing our moments of beauty as they happen, I don’t think they will ever understand us"

Lily pauses for a moment, she takes a deep breath 'we shouldn't keep it secret, this is our moment' Lily says in a... Lily and James kiss.

The soft sound of the waves crashing in the background and the moonlight shining down on them was breathtaking. Lily’s hands rest gently on James’s shoulders, James pulled her closer, and their lips meet. The soft feeling of Lily’s lips, her gentle tongue, and her soft sweet breath, was a moment to remember. James closes his eyes for a moment, feeling Lily’s touch on him, as their lips slowly pull away from each other. Lily and James’s lips slowly pull away from each other and they take a moment to catch their breath. James looks at Lily, her cheeks are slightly red as her eyes meet his. “Lily, this was perfect”He pauses, searching for the words to describe what he just felt “you were perfect” James closes his eyes for a moment, he never wanted this moment to end. Lily smiles sweetly as tears of joy fill her face. “My first kiss, with the first man I loved, I couldn’t have asked for anything better” Lily leans against James, her hands gently run against his chest.