Two Can Play
"Celeste."
"Hmm?" She looked up at me.
"Let us make a promise."
"What promise?"
I held up my little finger, curling it toward her. "I know this looks childish, but I am very serious. Since this feels like a dream, let us promise to never wake up from this dream."
She stared at my pinky finger for a moment, a laugh escaping her lips, and then she hooked her little finger around mine. "Deal."
I smiled and pulled her closer, my arms wrapping around her, holding her so tightly that I could feel every breath she took. And we stayed in that position, tangled in each other, more content than I had ever been in my entire life.