”You can tell me anything Rose, you know that.” Claire caresses the back of Rose’s hand with her thumb, gently, slowly.

Rose nods in agreement, ”I know but I’m-I can’t help but be..scared.”

Claire scoots closer to Rose, a confused look on her face. ”What’re you scared of?”

Rose’s blush worsens ten-fold. ”I-I’m scared of you.” Claire’s face falls and Rose rushes to rephrase what she just said. ”No! Not you, particularly, just…the feelings I have towards you.”

Claire looks up at Rose, a hopeful look on her face. ”What feelings do you have?”

”I-I think I..” Rose struggles for words, her fear almost silencing her. The last time she’d had feelings for someone she’d been hurt more times than she could count. Rose internally shuddered at the thought of Vanessa; the girl she’d had deep feelings for. Her best friend, well ex best friend as Vanessa hadn’t talked to her for months. Rose shook her head, now was not the time to dwell over Vanessa, she’s with Claire now. And she’s so beautiful. Rose takes a deep breath to calm her frenzied heart. ”I think I’m..”

Claire gives Rose an encouraging nod, the suspense becoming near agonizing. ”Go on.”

”I think I’m in love with you.”

A small smile pulls at Claire’s lips. ”Really?”

Rose nods, a small blush coloring her cheeks. ”Really.”

Claire’s smile brightens, ”Good,” She leans closer to Rose and whispers in her ear. ”Because I’m in love with you, Rose.”

Rose smiles and lays back into the grass, her previous insecurities gone. Claire leans into Rose, cuddling her. They both look back up at the stars, losing themselves in the beauty that is the night sky. Claire sneaks a glance in Roses direction and kisses her cheek, ”One moon lights a thousand forevers.”

Rose smiles and places a soft kiss upon Claire’s lips, ”The beauty of the moon holds no candle to yours.”

Claire blushes and buries her head in Roses neck, ”A thousand forevers with you would never be enough.”

Unbeknownst to Rose and Claire, in the shadows lurked Vanessa, whom watched the whole scene; a single tear cascading down her face. She’d come to the park in hopes of clearing her mind, her mother’s been a pain and she just needed to get away. But instead of clearing her mind, she’d stumbled upon Rose and Claire, declaring their love for one another. So with a heavy heart, and more tears gathering in her eyes, Vanessa trekked back home, hoping against hope that her parents weren’t awake .