Gray clouds had moved into the pale sky, giving it an overcast appearance. The rays from the sun could be felt but not seen by the couple sitting snuggled beneath a beach blanket on the patio of their vacation home. The overcast weather did not stop the couple from enjoying their afternoon together. They had not seen each other in three weeks as Jared’s job had taken him to Europe to oversee a new plant that was being set up for his company.
“Let’s go for a walk,” Jared suggested, throwing the blanket to the ground and leaping up from the comfortable lawn chair and nearly sending Sarah to the ground.
“A walk? Now?” Sarah questioned but stood from the chair regardless of her initial hesitation.
They walked down the long wooden pathway to the beach and held each other hands loosely as they made their way through the sand. Jared told her another story from his time in Europe while she gazed up at the sky, only half listening to him.
The sky was brightening up as the clouds were beginning to shift. She fixed her gaze on one cloud and watched as it danced away, exposing a view of the moon.
She began to wonder how the sun and moon could occupy the same sky in the middle of the afternoon. She was sure that there was some scientific explanation or even a simple one if she had taken the time to think of it. Perhaps it was an omen, that something magical was about to happen. The perfect setting for something wonderful.
“Sarah! Are you listening to me?” Jared chastised her, pulling her to a stop and glaring down at her.
“Uh, yes, of course I was,” she smiled sweetly up at him and searched her mind for any recall of the story he was just telling her.
“Really?” he folded his arms across his chest in disbelief. “Tell me then,” he ordered her with darkened eyes. She swallowed hard and took a step back from him, their perfect afternoon was taking a dim turn.
“Jared, I’m sorry. The moon caught my eye and I was thinking about how it could be that I see it plainly in the sky while the sun is still warming my face,” she tried to explain and let out a sigh of premature relief when his expression lightened.
“Oh, the moon caught your eye,” he laughed and reached out to her, pulling her to his chest. She closed her eyes as she landed against him with a slight thud. “I thought you were just being disrespectful,” his voice made her cringe.
So much for the perfect setting for the something magical, she thought as she felt his grip tighten around her waist.
The couple continued down the beach, Jared re-telling his story and Sarah listening intently…
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