" "The moon has risen." "The moon has risen. It is nearly full tonight. It will be bright enough to see. Ah. See what your moving about has done. You have fallen out anyway. Let me turn over." I let her. She took my face in her hands and kissed me. I was holding myself up on my elbows, not to crush her, but she put her arms around me and hugged me hard. She reached out and pulled the basket closer. "I'm hungry, are you?" "Yes, and thirsty. Where's the wine?" We ate and drank, lounging closely together. I could not keep my hands from her body. Her breasts tantalized and drew me to them. She did not object, in fact enjoyed the attention. I wondered how we could be so easily at home with each other, our first time together, and hardly knowing a thing about each other. I was astounded how it didn't seem to matter at all. |