Mastering Charlotte
Naked, I lower myself into cool water and the heat and the sticky discomfort of the night ripples away from me.
"You're right. That's good. We must do this more often."
She's still floating on her back, staring up. "What are you looking at?" Turning in the water, I follow her gaze. "Aaahhhh…"
The night sky is stunning. Far from city lights and any reflected glare, the dark vault above us is studded with diamonds. Orion is low in the sky, but unmistakable as only The Hunter can be. His stars shine brightly, red Betelgeuse glowering, with brilliantly blue Rigel opposite, and in this blue-black immensity, the sword hangs clear and bright from his belt. Even the Milky Way, which so often vanish
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