"You can open your eyes now." I mumble out, my eyes never leaving Grace's face as her eyes slowly open. I watch as her face goes from one filled with smiles to one of shock and disbelief as she takes in the crystal clear lake in front of us with a small sailboat bobbing gently on the waves.
"Is that a boat?" She gasps out in surprise, her head moving to look at me, then the boat, then back at me. I chuckle, finding her adorable and wrapping my arms around her from behind, pulling her towards my chest. Resting my head on her shoulder, I place a kiss on the crook of her neck where my mark will one day be before deciding to answer her.
"Yes Grace, that is a boat." I whisper close to her ear, feeling her shiver. I can feel her excitement to climb onto and explore the boat, a boat that
