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She laughs, returning to her previous position with her legs around my waist and her arms around my neck “I think it’d be pretty i ere in close quarters on the plane and now the hotel I feel h I’oing to happen”

“Well, it didn’t” I lower my head and kiss her

She huainst my shoulders

She leans back in my arms so the back of her head touches the water She then stretches her arms out above her head while I hold her waist

“This place is pretty ical,” she murmurs “It’s so beautiful” She sits back up “What made you choose Greece?”

I shrug “I don’t know I always thought it looked like a beautiful place And while I figured you’d prefer so, I just wanted to go soether for a while”

She sood to me What did I do to deserve you? I htful”

I kiss her and she ser “You’re not a bitch,” I defend “You’re passionate, there’s a difference And you’re ive yourself credit for The way you care for your family and friends is one of the reasons I fell in love with you so long ago”

Tears fill her eyes “I’ to dammit”

The tears spill forward and I wrap h

“I don’t even knohy I’,” she mumbles into my shoulder “But that was really sweet and ”

“I get it I do” I rub her back, trying to soothe her The last couple of weeks have been tough for her, I know With her graduation approaching, and the move, mixed with no job lined up, then throw in my surprise vacation, and she’s been a ets is that I’ht here to pick her back up Besides, she’s the strongest person I know She doesn’t give herself enough credit

She pulls away, sniffling, and wipes her face with the back of her hand I can’t really tell what’s tears and what’s water from the ocean

She clears her throat and cracks a smile “I need a drink”

I laugh “I think I do too”