It was near sunset but it was still sweltering hot outside. We’d gotten dressed in shorts and tank tops and flip flops and Azriel looked so young and carefree compared to his polished serious suit persona. He told me he knew the perfect burger joint.
We swung in, filled out burger contracts (a checklist of how we wanted our burgers prepared) and ordered milkshakes. He ordered chocolate and I ordered vanilla but felt my face get flushed when I asked for vanilla and he’d chuckled and kissed me breathless while we were waiting for our orders.
Then he drove me to the beach, the beach where we’d gone after that first date at the Italian restaurant. I wondered if he’d taken me there on purpose so that I’d see we could have sunsets on the beach sometimes.
We found a picnic table and it reall
