Lena pulled the blanket tighter around her shoulders, the cool night air brushing against her skin as she gazed up at the sky. The stars stretched endlessly above her, twinkling like tiny whispers of love, and beside her, Daniel exhaled a content sigh.
“Do you remember the first time we did this?” he asked, his voice low and warm.
Lena smiled. “Of course. You brought me out here with that old telescope, trying to impress me with constellations.”
Daniel chuckled. “It worked, didn’t it?”
She turned to him, eyes gleaming. “It wasn’t the stars that impressed me. It was you.”
A soft breeze danced through the trees, making the leaves rustle like a whispered secret. They had spent countless nights under this very sky, talking about dreams, love, and the infinite universe. But tonight felt different—tonight, there was something deeper in Daniel’s gaze.
“Lena,” he began, reaching for her hand. His fingers were warm against hers, steady and reassuring. “I’ve been thinking about how every moment with you feels like a story I never want to end.”
Her heart skipped a beat. “Daniel…”
“I know life isn’t perfect, and I know we don’t have all the answers. But I also know that when I look at you, I see my future. I see every dream I’ve ever had, wrapped in the most beautiful person I’ve ever known.”
A lump formed in Lena’s throat, emotions swelling inside her like waves.
Daniel took a deep breath, then reached into his pocket, pulling out a small silver locket. “This belonged to my grandmother,” he said, placing it in her palm. “She once told me that when you love someone, truly love them, you give them something that means the world to you. This… this is my piece of forever, and I want you to have it.”
Tears pricked Lena’s eyes as she opened the locket, finding a tiny note inside: With you, I am home.
She pressed her lips together, trying to hold back the overwhelming wave of love. “Daniel, I—”
But before she could finish, he leaned in, pressing the gentlest kiss to her forehead. “You don’t have to say anything,” he murmured. “Just promise me one thing.”
She nodded, heart racing. “Anything.”
“Promise me that no matter what happens, we’ll always come back here. Under this sky. Under these stars. Just you and me.”
Lena smiled through her tears and squeezed his hand. “Always.”
The night stretched on, but in that moment, time stood still. Beneath the endless starlit sky, two hearts beat as one, wrapped in the quiet kind of love that lasts forever.
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