He turns off the flashlight. They’re in total darkness. Water laps against their boat. A drop of water lands on her head.

“It’s just a cave kiss,” he says.

She doesn’t like caves or boats. She does love this man. She closes her eyes and dreams she is the moon.

Candace Kubinec posts her stories at storydribbles.wordpress.com and her poetry at rhymeswithbug.com.