the night is lovely as a rose

"To dinner? You really did have this all planned out, didn't you?" Vai grins to him, letting out a sigh that has all the tension bleeding out of her, and she falls quiet to enjoy the carpet's lazy journey across the waves. Lounging all over Zeph as she is, the heat between them is more than enough to keep her warm, and as their 'carriage' draws into the little secluded cove, she's almost reluctant to sit up. But she does in the end, Vai's lips parting in quiet awe at the set-up he's arranged, and she gives his hand a gentle squeeze as she steps off the carpet beside him. "This is beautiful," she says softly, blue eyes flicking from the firepit to the picnic to the flowers, until they land right back on Zeph. "One would almost think you were gearing up for something," she says playfully, bouncing her eyebrows at him before stepping forward to kiss his cheek. "Shall we sit by the fire and eat? Gives us an excuse to sit close and dry off." She winks. vervain I am always on your side