The chill of the water listen. He jumped at her touch. prickled his skin. Feeling She giggled, then spoke softly by Matthew forced his ear. you see anything, “Can himself to dive in. He came up Matthew?” maybe fifteen feet away from he said. you?” “No,” “Can where the boys were dunking, only a sliver of “There’s splashing, and mocking each moon, but the night is clear, and other. He stood there, chest deep, there are thousands of stars in the outside the circle. His usual spot. sky. It’s hard to see, but there’s a Behind him he heard silvery sheen so I can still tell how movement, then two hands gently handsome you are.” held his waist. Matthew started to He wanted to say something spin, expecting to grapple with clever—nobody but his mother one of the guys, but a soft voice had ever told him he was whispered, Suzie. Help cover handsome before—but the words “It’s me.” evaded his tongue. Fortunately, He as she pressed in Suzie didn’t have the same closer, her skin soft and warm problem. me your hands,” “Give behind him. slowly she said, bringing his fingers to “Move backwards,” she whispered, her face. help you see me.” “I’ll holding his hips as they eased Perhaps the greatest mystery away from the rambunctious in life was revealed to Matthew crowd. that night. He now had a mental She let go and he image to accompany his late night immediately missed her fantasies. Best of all, as the party Turning, he heard her move broke up and people got into their through the water. Matthew cars to return home, Suzie found wasn’t a great swimmer, but he him and kissed him softly on the could sidestroke and hear where cheek. she was going. When they were your phone “What’s well away from the others he lost number?” She said it, and he her sound, so he stopped to repeated the number to himself
The chill of the water prickled his skin. Feeling Matthew forced himself to dive in. He came up maybe fifteen feet away from where the boys were dunking, splashing, and mocking each other. He stood there, chest deep, outside the circle. His usual spot. Behind him he heard movement, then two hands gently held his waist. Matthew started to spin, expecting to grapple with one of the guys, but a soft voice whispered, “It’s Suzie. Help cover me.” He as she pressed in closer, her skin soft and warm behind him. “Move slowly backwards,” she whispered, holding his hips as they eased away from the rambunctious crowd. She let go and he immediately missed her Turning, he heard her move through the water. Matthew wasn’t a great swimmer, but he could sidestroke and hear where she was going. When they were well away from the others he lost her sound, so he stopped to listen. He jumped at her touch. She giggled, then spoke softly by his ear. “Can you see anything, Matthew?” “No,” he said. “Can you?” “There’s only a sliver of moon, but the night is clear, and there are thousands of stars in the sky. It’s hard to see, but there’s a silvery sheen so I can still tell how handsome you are.” He wanted to say something clever—nobody but his mother had ever told him he was handsome before—but the words evaded his tongue. Fortunately, Suzie didn’t have the same problem. “Give me your hands,” she said, bringing his fingers to her face. “I’ll help you see me.” Perhaps the greatest mystery in life was revealed to Matthew that night. He now had a mental image to accompany his late night fantasies. Best of all, as the party broke up and people got into their cars to return home, Suzie found him and kissed him softly on the cheek. “What’s your phone number?” She said it, and he repeated the number to himself
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