Spicy Hot
I stroke her arm, from elbow to wrist, again and again.
— I'll never forget tonight, she says.
— Me neither.
— Even in a hundred years.
— In a hundred years, I'll be dead.
— Then I'll remember for both of us.
I laugh softly.
— You're romantic.
— So are you, you know.
— No. I'm pragmatic.
— You're romantic. You hide it, but you are.
— Maybe.
— Definitely.
The hotel appears. Magnificent, illuminated, majestic. Its windows shine like benevolent eyes. Its marbles gleam under the moon.