The former Chief Prosecutor stood in the encircled arms of the ex-Cowboy Officer, both marveling at the glittering rippling waters of Gourd Lake under the sunrise.
A slight breeze blew one of her caramel strands against his face, tickling his nose. He reached out and twirled a lock of her long, silky hair around his thick, calloused fingers.
"There's so much you take for granted in the clink, bambina," he murmured. "I'd forgotten the simple joy I got just seeing the stirring of the wind in your hair like this."
She turned her loving gaze towards him, reveling in the golden hues the sun cast on his handsome, tanned face.
"I'd forgotten how much I'd missed us, until this exact moment," she breathed. She pressed her smiling lips softly against his. "Welcome back, Jake Marshall."
