Song: Black Balloon

Artist: Goo Goo Dolls

Characters: David Hodges/Morgan Brody

Comin' down the years turn over

And angels fall without you there

And I'll go on down to lead you home and

I'll become what you became to me

Of The Heart

"Come on," Morgan called excitedly, bouncing on her heels like an impatient child. Hodges trailed slowly behind her, keeping the look of distaste plastered on his face as they trotted across the sandy shores of the beach. He was grumbling under his breath as she grabbed his hand and pulled him along, stopping when she reached the water, the sun just beginning to set and casting a fiery glow over them.

"It's beautiful isn't it?" she asked, leaning into him and resting her head on his shoulder.

"It's alright, but I still don't see why we had to drive all this way to see a sunset," he complained, kissing her head and wrapping an arm around her waist. Morgan rolled her eyes and pulled out of his embrace, inching closer to the waves as they rolled into the shore and swept over the tops of her feet. She sighed contently, happy to be back in a place she was familiar with.

She liked Vegas, but there were things in Los Angeles that just couldn't be found. The beach and the breathtaking sunset that accompanied it in the evenings was something she was still unused to missing and after weeks of constant bugging and complaining on both their parts, she and Hodges finally agreed to make a trip.

Hodges watched Morgan as the last rays the sun was offering shone on her, igniting her long curls as she stood with her feet in the water. The sight was breathtaking, and he had a hard time taking his eyes off of her as he tried to drink in every detail of this moment. He went on to think about how much Morgan meant to him, how much she had changed him for the better and taught him things about himself even he didn't know.

Shaking himself from his thoughts he joined her at the water's edge, shivering when it ran over his bare skin. Morgan looked at him and smiled, letting his arms wrap around her waist and pull her close.

"Thanks for doing this," she said quietly, "it means a lot you know?" she looked up at him with wide blue eyes and he bent down to press a kiss onto her nose.

"You're welcome," he said, resting his chin on her head, "but don't expect this to become a weekly thing. It's not like I have wings you know."