Summary: Couples don't need to be alone, to be together.


For Two
by: honey


Nephrite bumped his head again, setting his jaw and grimacing as
he adjusted once more.

Facing him, bare arms around legs, chin resting on knees, Makoto
chanced a half-smile, reached out to feed him a grape, and said,
"Picnic for two, right?"

Hidden under the wooden table by a large, draping blanket, their
friends' self-invited chatter and activity buzzed around and above
them, someone 'outside' occasionally tripping over protruding limbs
and cursing in response.

Nephrite's shoulders slumped when he realized how she was
trying. He held her hand in the cramped space and caressed her
knuckles.

"Sometimes more," he smiled.


Written for Romance Themes Drabble Challenge by
Sailor Draco, using theme #5 – private picnics