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Her eyes twinkle up at me “Then we’d better do it Or else”

“Just a couple of rule-abiding citizens”

On the beach, we don’t hurry, and we don’t talk entle soundtrack

Skyler sighs, sounding wistful “This is ical”

“It is,” I agree, in the sas I wake up early and go outside and watch the sunrise And it never fails to reset me”

“Right? Like, it re will be okay”

“Exactly The sun rises, the sun sets, and it’s gorgeous every tis new possibilities”

“New things you can learn,” Skyler says

Neither of us is looking at the sunset Instead, I’ at the beautiful wo her auburn hair on fire, the gentle breeze sending waves of goosebumps over her skin

“New people you can meet,” I say

“New experiences with new people”

“First kisses,” I say I catch y for this “I know this is against the rules, but you look really beautiful against the sunset And it’s not just because of the dress, or because of the sunset It’s because you’re you I really like talking to you”

“I like talking to you too,” she says She wets her bottom lip “But I’d also like”

I step closer, curling a hand around her hip “First kisses that are also sunset kisses?”

Her breath hitches “I wonder where that would be on the list of best things”

Another inch—I’ zone now, and there’s no place else I’d rather be Especially when she lifts her chin and parts her lips

“I suspect it would be off the charts,” I reply, but I more than suspect I know it

Her eyes twinkle like she knows the sa Her arht “Let’s find out,” she says, so damn seductively that I’m done for

Rules? What rules?

Closing my eyes, I dip my head to capture her ainstaround us as we explore each other Tongues skate, hands skile

She tugsup the kiss, deepening it, savoring her

Her , and who am I to deny either one of us this—a sunset kiss

Yes, kisses are just better at sunset, with the ocean lapping the shore, the breeze caressing our skin, and the island setting the mood

That mood is—don’t stop

So we don’t

We kiss and then kiss soone tothought