The Man of My Dreams

Daniel

I'm on a boat.

I looked around, confused. I'm on a boat, alone.
Then I hear the squeak of a door opening. I turn to face the sound and see Daniel standing there with two glasses and a bottle of sparkling grape juice. "Hello, beautiful." He says before kissing my cheek.
"Hey, handsome." He faces the neck of the bottle away from us and pops the cork. He fills one glass and hands it to me. I walk to the edge of the boat where there is seating and sit down. Daniel follows.
He puts his arm around me and gives me a squeeze. I put my head on his shoulder. "I could stay here forever, as long as I was with you," I say outloud.
He looks down at my face and plants the long awaited kiss on my lips. Not too short, and not too long. It was perfect, just like I dreamt it would be....
Wait.
How did I get here? Isn't this a dream. I pinch myself to check. No pain. I pinch again, this time harder. Still nothing. I begin to panic and excuse myself to the bathroom. I splash water on my face and try to calm down so I can think logically.
I try to remember what I was doing before I saw Daniel. I had tea with Charlotte. Then brunch with Kayla. Then I went to my room to take a nap! That's it! This is all a dream.
Wait, that means Daniel isn't real. But he feels real. That kiss felt real.
If Daniel doesn't exist in the real world, I don't wanna be in the real world. They can pick someone else to be the queen of Ohio.
I come out of the bathroom and almost run into Daniel. "Daniel, I know this is a dream, but there is no one else I'd rather spend my life with. Even if you just are in my dreams, I'll sleep forever so that I can always be with you." I stand on my tippy toes to reach and return his kiss.
"I love you, Quinn."
"I love you, Daniel."