Teresa's POV

Tom takes my hand which is pruned from sitting in the ocean for too long. His hand is warm and gentle when he squeezes mine. Our friends are busy playing a card game, but Newt lifts his head and winks at Tom. Tom pulls a blindfold out of his pocket and ties it over my eyes.

"I can't see anything!" I protest.

"That's kinda the point. Just follow my voice."

He leads me onto the beach, I can feel the shifting sand with every step. I kick off my shoes so I can feel the sand and little shells between my toes.

"Tom, where are we going?"
"Almost there."

The sand beneath my feet becomes damper and soon water is up to my ankles.

"Can I take this damn thing off yet?" I ask, impatiently.

"No!" He says cheerfully and I can see the smile on his face in my mind. He lifts me up and sets me on something hard and smooth. A rock? The water crashes at my waist now, sending shivers up my spine.

"Lay on your stomach."

I do what he says. This must be a huge rock. I feel Tom's familiar hands untying my blindfold. I lick my lips, anxious to see. I am on a surfboard pointing to the sinking sun in the sky. Tom is by my side and I feel waves coursing beneath me. When I was a little girl, I dreamed of living near the ocean. I wanted to be a surfer, an unrealistic dream. Tom surprises me every day and made me realize when I'm with him, anything is possible.

"What do you think? I found this buried in the sand and I knew I just had to give it you. " He says, breaking the silence.

"I love you" I say, smiling up at him, "You're my sun."

His eyes catch the orange, red, and yellow electrifying the sky. The stress lines on Tom's face fade and he is young again. We both are. We are alive. Tom grabs the back of the surfboard and pushes us deeper into the ocean, so we are floating. I reach out for the sun, the wind lifting my fingertips. I am flying.

"Look at the stars. They came out of hiding," I look away for a second and notice Tom is staring at me.

"Teresa. You're my star."

I pull Tom close onto the surfboard with me. His warm lips soothe my body and awaken my soul. Rushing waves fill our ears as we gaze at the stars shining for us.

THE END

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