"Michael, stop running!" I screamed out and stopped jogging along the shore, catching my breath. In the distance, I could see him finally stop and he walked back to where I was, breathing heavily.
"Come on, Emily! Live a little. It's summer, and you're in California. What more could you possibly want?" He says as we both sit down on the sand.
"What I want?" I laughed. "For you to not leave me."
"Emily, you know I wouldn't do it if I had a choice." He says, trying to calm me down. "Why don't we just forget about it, for just one night? For tonight?"
I look to my left, and take in his appearance. His disheveled red hair, his green eyes that were full of life.
"Fine."
