“Why are you dressed in leaves?” he asked as she came out to pose. He had been completely engrossed in the game and looked confused.

“What are you doing?” He had walked into the kitchen to find her grating dark chocolate.

The view out the window was gorgeous. Kitty had really found a perfect place for her destination wedding. As she looked out the window, Matt came up behind her and kissed her neck.

He squirmed. That laughter. It frustrated him how much it turned him on when she laughed at his predicament.

She had all the leaves, acorns, and pumpkins on the table. They were having a party and she wanted to add accents to the buffet tables to make them more festive.

She was excited for the weekend. Every year they planned a day to go to a local orchard and pick their own apples. Sure, the apples weren’t quite as perfect as the ones in the grocery store, but the experience was one of their traditions.

“Let’s stop by that open house on the way home. I’ve always wanted to see inside that house,” she said as they stopped at a light.

As we walk through the park, he points to an elderly couple sitting on a bench holding hands. “That will be us one day.”

There is fog covering the pond where we had planned to hike. It isn’t cold, but it is hard to see more than a few feet in front of yourself.

“We should have kept the hotel for another night,” she said, looking around the empty house. “We don’t even have our bed to sleep on.”

“Honey?”

“Yes, dear?” The smile on your face makes me roll my eyes, but laugh.

As we walk along the river, we keep an eye on the clouds. The forecast had said no rain, but the clouds were telling another story.