Toni: Oh my God,
the view takes my breath away and those three words are all I can manage. The sky stretches for miles and in it, shining brighter than anything I can see in the States, are millions of stars. I'm sure I'm a funny sight, standing with my mouth wide open, head tilted back, and eyes as wide as they'll go.
Janet: You know, if you move, they don't go away,
she smiles at me and I move out of her way so she can step onto the deck.
Toni: I know that, smart ass,
I watch her take a seat before leaning against the railing.
Janet: There are always so many lights that take the awe out of the stars where I live.
Venturing a look at her, I try not to show that I'm a bit nervous,
Toni: There are places in the country where you can see them better, but this view,
I look up again,
Toni: is amazing.
Janet: Thank you,
she starts, then stops smiling, pretending to be slightly hurt.
Janet: Oh, you didn't mean me.
Walking towards her, I smile,
Toni: Aww, come on. You know you're the brightest star out there.
I take a seat next to her on the bench and elbow her in the side. She catches me off guard by shaking her head slowly as she looks at me,
Janet: No, I'm not. Trust me.
Toni: Okay,
I sigh,
Toni: you're not going to point up at the North Star and give me some bullshit about how it's the brightest, are you?
She smiles slowly, and is very fucking sexy,
Janet: No.
She brushes the hair off my shoulder and her smile falters just a bit,
Janet: Is that a scar on your eyebrow?
As if I've been burned, my hand flies to cover my eyebrow,
Toni: Yeah
I can't make eye contact,
Toni: It's from the...
my voice trails off. Out of the corner of my eye, I can see her leaning toward me. When her lips touch my face, I clench my eyes closed and bite my lip. Her face is close to mine when she whispers,
Janet: I'm sorry for pointing it out. I didn't know.
Turning to face her, we're now impossibly close, but she turns away before I can even say anything,
Toni: I know you didn't know.
I reach out and turn her face back towards me,
Toni: You didn't hurt me. I promise.
Nodding quickly, she takes my hand and smiles,
Janet: Ok.
Standing abruptly, she announces,
Janet: I'm going to get something to drink. Would you like something?
Toni: Um, yeah,
I mumble,
