"Shall we go down to the beach? The sun is going down." Shalimar said.
She walked off and Emma followed her closely behind.
When they arrived at the beach - they sat down next to each other into the soft white sand.
Emma was silent. She wanted to give Shalimar time to open up to her when she was ready.
They saw on the ocean where the sun is going down a reddish light that was reflected by the water.
"It's so beautiful" Shalimar said.
Like you both women thought in the same moment.
For a while there was only the noise of the ocean heard as both sat there, silent.
"I know that I hurt you and I'm really sorry. I shouldn't have run away like that" Shalimar said.
She regarded Emma briefly and saw that she was listening to her and that she watching her intensively.
Shalimar turned her gaze again to the ocean and said: "I should have talked to you, I know. But I was too scared. I know that I can trust you, Emma. I trust nobody as much as you. Can you forgive me?"
Instead of answering her Emma wanted to show Shalimar how she felt.
She bent over and kissed her.