He didn't want to chance getting caught.
It was so peaceful.
He just lay still, drinking in the stillness of the moment.
He closed his eyes, breathing in gently.
She wasn't wearing perfume, but she smelled like a spring night.
Grass, rain, and starlight.
He sighed, knowing that, momentarily, she would be leaving.
He saw her turn her head to look at him, through the corner of his eye.
She smiled at him, her eyes crinkled and shining.
He caught his breath and smiled back.
She turned her face back to the sky and sighed.
"I have to go home." She whispered.
"I have to study for that exam tomorrow."
He sat up with her, grabbing her arm, gently, as she went to stand.
She turned to look at him.
He stayed silent for a moment, searching for the words that he wanted to say.
'Evy, I love you! It's not that hard, is it?' He thought to himself.
"Evy…" he started. "I…" He sighed, resigning himself.
"Don't leave yet."
She looked at him for a moment, thinking.
"Just stay a little while longer."
She smiled at him.
"Okay 'Rama."