That night I took my shot. I didn't know whether or not she would say yes, but we had been seeing each other for a couple of months now. Honestly, I think she wanted to as well because it didn't take much coaxing. She seemed excited more than me!

That night her parents were traveling south and wouldn't be back for several days. She invited me over and it didn't take long. With no neighbors close by and a sky more beautiful than I'd ever seen before, our bodies intertwined like the sun meeting the horizon...