“Where?”

“The beach.” I nod and we make our way to my car. She starts getting changed in the seat with the clean clothes she keeps in her locker for an emergency. One, I can’t help but look because… well hello, getting undressed in my car. And two, I can’t help but laugh because of how much she is struggling. “Shut up.” She mumbles and the rest of the ride is quiet, though I still can’t help but smile.

When we get to the beach, the sun has gone down quite a bit so the piers are forming long shadows. I led her to my favourite pier and sat down on the rocks about twenty feet away from it.

 I sat down on the highest rock, and she sat between my legs on the second one down. She was high enough up so that I could wrap my arms under her so my hands were resting on her ribs. She leaned back against my, her head resting just under my shoulder and her hands wrapped around mine. It was picture perfect.

As I gazed out to the ocean I thought back to the dance. I wasn’t really paying attention to the words, just the dance and I should’ve known when she said it was for me, she meant the song. I quietly sang the course in her ear.

“I can see us holding hands
Walking on the beach our toes in the sand
I can see us in the country side
Sitting in the grass laying side by side
You can be my baby
Gonna make you my lady
Girl you amaze me
Aint gotta do nothin’ crazy
See all I want you to do is be my love”

It was whispered, and slower. She sighed and leaned back into me more. She twisted her head to place a soft kiss on my lips. I turned to look at her, a small smile. “I have something for you.” I whispered again. I dug around in my pocket

I gave her the velvet box and she looked at me quizzingly. I urged her to open it. She smiled and opened it, a shocked expression crossing her face. She looked up to me, her eyes grateful and full of love. “Thank you. How did you know?”