Ashley stayed at the apartment for most of the day but went home before supper; saying that she had a few errands to run. Erica sat at the counter and watched me as I cooked our supper. I mostly ignored her, she would say something eventually. Instead I turned on the radio and a huge smile came to my face as a familiar song filled the kitchen.

                The sky was gray and gloomy but Ashley and I were sitting on the beach, watching the waves crash against the shore before retreating back again. I was sitting between her legs and leaning back against her. It was too cold to swim or anything but Ashley and I always came out to the beach during the winter because it was always mostly empty. Her arms were wrapped around my waist and her chin was resting on my shoulder but neither of us was speaking. It was a comfortable silence, the kind that I loved.

                “What are you thinking?” She whispered, moving her hand under my hoodie to rest on the warm skin of my stomach. I shuddered at her touch, and she chuckled before starting to rub slow circles over my flat stomach. She had learned that this was a good way to relax me.

                “I was thinking about how much I love you,”

                “Yeah?” She asked, and I could practically hear the smile in her voice.

                “Yeah,”

                “I love you too,” I smiled and settled more into her, letting my eyes close as she continued rubbing slow circles, nothing sexual just relaxing.

                “Will you sing to me?”I asked, after a few more minutes of silence.

                “What do you want to hear?”

                “Surprise me.” I answered, making her chuckle again before kissing the shell of my ear.

                “I hope you like dancing in the rain; I’ll spin you around and pull you back to me. I sure am glad you wore that dress; it reminds me of the night that we first met.” I smiled as she sang softly in my ear until the heavens opened up and soft rain poured down around us. We didn’t run away as we usually did, instead we walked slowly back to her car, enjoying the rain on our skin and the feel of our warm fingers entwined together.