Daisy looked ahead. She didn't know how they ended up here, some quiet stretch of beach just waking to the soft blush of morning but at least, she had a cup of coffee warming her hands and a tuna croissant sitting neatly on her lap.
The tide lapped in slow rhythm, like the world was trying to soothe itself. The gulls cried overhead, distant and detached. It was peaceful, in the kind of way that didn't ask for words.
She glanced at Elias beside her, only to realize too late that her head had tilted a little too much, her gaze lingering longer than she meant.
"I know I'm too handsome to ignore," he said, without looking at her.
She immediately cleared her throat and snapped her gaze forward. "I mean… I did fall in love with his face at first. That's why we got married." The lie slipped out too smoothly now.
"Really…?" Elias rested his head on his knees, turning it slightly toward her. "I wish he met you earlier…"
The words hit her like a wave she hadn't seen coming.
