Underestimated

"Can you keep a secret?"
He whispered quietly, mischief flashing in his eyes.

Abby leaned in closer, smiling almost evilly. She rested her arms on the old oak table in between them. Stars glittered overhead and the moon was the perfect spotlight highlighting her sharp features.

She had always wanted this; to be here with him and to listen to his secrets. It had been her dream for as long as she could remember. His face had been in her every dream, her every vision, her every thought; and now she was living it.

"Better than you know." She whispered back, her weighted words slipping through her lips like silk.

He smiled, his perfectly straight white teeth flashing brilliantly against his tan skin. He lean even closer, closing the distance between them until his mouth was at her ear.

"You'll have to do better than that."