He found her in the living room, sitting in the dark, staring out the window.
"Power go out?" he asked quietly, not wanting to scare her.
Emily nodded. "About twenty minutes ago."
He joined her on the couch, pulling her body against his so that they could both look outside. "You okay?"
She nodded, twining their fingers. "It's peaceful."
"What is?"
"Having everything turned off. I know our cell phones still work, but...it's nice to pretend that no one could get to us right now. Like we're finally alone."
Dave smiled, pressing a kiss to the back of her head. A wise-ass comment was on the tip of his tongue, but he bit it back, sensing that this moment meant too much to her to cheapen it.
"Can we stay out here for awhile?" she asked.
His grip on her tightened. "Whatever you want, Emmy."