"It was very hard for us to not show how much we loved being with each other in public. We always had to sneak around and not show how much we were in love. It was so unfair because I always saw couples groping and almost having sex with each other in public. This disturbed people, but there probably would have been huge arguments if it were me and her doing that. Our love for each other was forbidden to the public eye.”

We were walking down a fairly empty beach holding hands. This was the first time we decided to do this. We both agreed we could show a little PDA only in areas that weren’t close by to everyone we knew. Small waves broke against the shoreline as our feet sank into he sand with each step.

We walked past a family having a picnic while still holding hands and throwing small smiles at each other.

“This is a public beach you know,” A middle aged woman said out loud trying to pretend she wasn’t talking to us.

I quickly let go of her hand and shoved my hands in my pocket and stared at the sand as I continued walking. I didn’t notice I was walking alone until I hear her tell the lady, “Well since this is a PUBLIC beach I’m sure you won’t mind me kissing my beautiful girlfriend.”

“You girls are a sin! God disapproves of homosexuality,” she replied back with an attitude.

I pulled her away from the lady before things got way more out of hand. She flicked the lady off before turning around and holding my again.

Silence grew upon us as we continued walking down the beach.

“Baby, what’s wrong?” she asked

“I just can’t bel—“

 “Don’t worry about that bitch. She’s just jealous no one loves her like how I love you,” she interrupted as we stopped and she grabbed my hands.

I tensed up once I heard those last three words. She noticed what she had just said and said, “ I know we haven’t even been together that long, but I do love you, and I don’t expect you to say it back.”