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“Okay You can open your eyes”

The first thing I see is Daniel, nervously scrubbing a hand over his gorgeous square, slittering in jars, in little holders, just winking on their own Tealights, pillars, jars… they’ve been placed all over the greenhouse and since it’s quite dark in here, it looks like a ical cacti wonderland

“They’re not actually real,” Daniel explains “I would never take the chance of lighting this place on fire They’re all just fake, but they still look good”

I almost miss the blanket spread out on the far end and the picnic basked, two bottles of sparkling water, and an ancient looking record player- I guess it would be s are called- on the far end I do a double take, and oh ht picnic With candles that aren’t candles

“I think this is theI’ve ever seen,” I whisper, my voice thick and syrupy and warolden and mushy

Daniel’s lips quirk and all I can do is look at hi blurry with all the tears that are swi, but that’s okay I turn and throwinto hi his skin, his lips, his mouth, his body, his passion I’veheld, feeling safe and right and good e’re together, but I knohat I’ve oodness His humor, his mind, his loyal, lovely, beautiful heart

Daniel grins a big, lazy grin at ht be a little too token and uninspired for us”

“No,” I breathe, just breath away froht Token doesn’t have to be boring, but even if it is, it’s not always a bad thing Not in this case Night time picnics with candles and ets better”

“So you’re not disappointed that this isn’t wild and surprising?”

“No” I stare up at his dark eyes, losing ht we firsthere I- I reht at the ball, I called you a- a… What was it again?”

Daniel hasn’t stopped grinning, but his sible, corrupt, dirty butthole”

“Yes Yes, that’s right And you said that lucky for me, you were just a butthole” I reach up and wrap htly da inhale with his manly, fresh trees after a rain scent That’s it It’s not just trees He s the rain It’s not that scent It’s after So fresh and clean and unique “You’re not a butthole,” I whisper near his ear He angles his head, givingtoken here, I’ to be really cliched and say that you have a heart of gold Not of dung”

Daniel’s hands lock around htly over h fabric intoThat’s incredible ro to the shell of h et a chance to know you, it wouldn’t just be the worst mistake ever, it would be unbearable I felt a little bit crazy Like a plant hybrid gone wrong and instead of turning into a super fast growing cactus, it turns into one that becos, and-”

“And roaes to punch?”

Daniel shudders and throws back his head to let out a throaty laugh all at the sa”

“Oh really?” I cock a brow “Could have fooled me I distinctly remember-”

He bends his head and cuts ether and after he kisses raze his teeth and lips down the coluht whereat the junction of my throat and I make a sound that makes it very clear I’d like to start the picnic, but only if Daniel is dinner Or maybe me For him I could handle that