On their first date he had taken her to a wine bar, kept her to himself until he realized he was in love. That had been two hours after they’d met.

“Tell me your secrets,” he whispered.

“You’ll have to search,” she said, sliding her ring deeper into her pocket.

Eabha Rose lives in Dublin Ireland. She writes for Plum Tree Books and Brazil’s literary journal, O Ecuador das Coisas. Eabha has had her work published both online and in print. Check out her blog at theatreofwords.blogspot.ie.