They nap in for another hour before finally waking up. Carmen gets up and stares out the window.

Shane walks over and hugs Carmen from behind.

“Looks like it’s going to rain,” Carmen says lightly, leaning onto Shane. “There goes our last day,” she says sadly.

“We can still enjoy it outside, c’mon I bet it won’t rain at all,” Shane says trying to cheer up her beautiful wife.

“Okay, where do you want to go?” Carmen asks.

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They were walking along the streets. They loved seeing the normal side of Milan. Not just the glorified tourist’s location, they saw people passing and going and smiled at them. The sun had not come out but that was okay, they held each other close as the roamed the street, that’s all that mattered.

As the moon began to shine through the clouds, and the darkness surrounded them, they held each other closer and walked back towards the hotel. Half way down back the road, they hear thunder, and suddenly, the sky pours down on them. Carmen shrieks and quickly hides under the roof of a store, pulling Shane with her. Shane lets out a throaty chuckle at Carmen’s shriek. Carmen felt something warm enveloping her from behind and turned to see Shane wrapping her trench coat around her. Carmen saw that Shane now only had a flimsy shirt and jeans to warm her, “No baby-“

Before  Carmen could protest Shane had pulled her, now they were running down the middle of the empty road, Carmen was already drenched, she could only imagine how cold Shane must be. She went to say something, she looked up at Shane, who at the same time, looked back at Carmen. Smiling, Shane said, “I love the rain.” Her eyes were twinkling like that of a five year old.

Carmen smiled, and was lost in the beauty of her wife. She simply replied, “I love you.”

Shane turned her head back around and stopped abruptly. She locked eyes with her Carmen, the rain falling down on the both of them hard, they were close to the hotel, but she couldn’t wait any longer. Shane gently leaned forward and kissed Carmen. The kiss was gentle, as their mouths moved together, and they stayed like that until they needed to breathe. When they broke apart, Carmen immediately hugged Shane, wanting to warm her up, though it went to no avail, since it was still raining. They let go of each other, and Shane quickly grabbed Carmen’s hand as they went the rest of the way to the hotel. As they passed the lobby, they got smiles from all the workers that had served them in one time or another. They had known them as the cute newlywed couple. They hadn’t seen them once without the other by their side, always laughing, smiling, giggling, or just staring at one another. This time was no different.