Otto slowly traversed towards his grandmother. He tapped her on the shoulder gently.
"Yes?" Mrs. Belvidere turned around and looked down at him.
"La nonna, is it okay if Sunny and I spend our last bit of a day alone? I don't want to hurt your feelings or anything, so I decided to ask." Otto smiled up at his grandmother.
Mrs. Belvidere's lips curved into a smile. "Sure, Otto, why would it hurt my feelings? I can completely understand why you would want to spend these last moments here with her."
"Thanks, la nonna. And when I say thanks, I mean it for everything. The party, the plane tickets, the scooter, the whole trip. I love you a lot more than ever for that, and I'll be thankful everyday." Otto hugged his grandmother.
"Il nipote, sarei perso senza lei. I love you too." She embraced him for a few seconds, then let him go, and sent him off to Sunny.
"We spending all evening up here?" Sunny looked out upon the quiescent yet phosphorescent city.
Otto sat down on the lawn chair beside her. "Yeah, I figured you'd want to. Is that okay?"
"Of course! What better way could I spend my last night here, than to spend it with you?" Sunny leaned over and let him wrap his arms around her. The last week had been nothing but festivity and good times. For just a split second in time, Sunny saw herself standing on the pacific shoreline dressed in a white sun-dress with Otto standing by her side. Then, as soon as it had come, it was gone. She shook her head and smiled, wondering what that thought was all about.
"Good." Otto and Sunny sat there most of the night, admiring the radiant cityscape.
As it began to get late, Sunny and Otto decided to head in. Sunny turned around to take one last look at the brilliance of the city. She sighed and smiled sadly.
"I hate to leave, but I can't stay forever."
"Yeah, maybe we can come back some day, you know, if we get married. That way my grandparents can see us all grown up." Otto took her hand and walked towards the door.
Sunny smiled and agreed. "Yeah." -When, you mean,- she thought. She just had a feeling it wouldn't be an "if."