LAGOON : Hey, sweetheart. You're up awfully late tonight, aren't you?
EMMA : Yeah, I can't seem to get to sleep. I don’t know why. Are you working late, Lagoon?
LAGOON : I've been holed up in the Sky Garage and lost track of time... Hey, do you have any plans for tomorrow?
EMMA : Not that I can think of.
LAGOON : Then why not stay up with me tonight?
EMMA : What?
LAGOON : Come on, follow me. I'll take you somewhere nice.
Before I knew it, Lagoon had driven us out to a small hill in the suburbs. We got out of the car and looked up at the night sky to see twinkling stars all around and the brilliant shine of the moon.
EMMA : Wow, it's so beautiful!
LAGOON : Haha, it's a nice view, huh? I found it while on a test run with one of the cars I’d been fixing up. The sky was so clear, just like tonight, and the moon was just as beautiful.
EMMA : I had no idea a place like this existed with such a perfect view of the night sky… Thank you for bringing me here!
LAGOON : Thank you for the company.
Lagoon smiled contentedly and leaned against the car, a cigarette dangling from his lips.
LAGOON : Y’know watching something this beautiful by yourself is nice and all, but there’s something really special about seeing it with someone else…
EMMA : You’re right, there is. (It's so moving being able to enjoy the view together like this...)
As I gaze up at the moon with this thought playing in my mind, a cold night wind blew in absent warning and a sneeze escaped me.
EMMA : Oh god, I'm so sorry!
LAGOON : Haha, it gets pretty cold at night, sorry for the smoke. Here, you can borrow my jacket.
EMMA : But what about you? …Won't you be cold without your jacket…
LAGOON : I'm fine. Besides, I'd rather catch a cold than let you catch a cold, so stop worrying so much.
EMMA : Well, if you insist... Thank you very much.
The faint smell of cigarettes clung to the jacket. It had been large enough to wrap around my body completely...
EMMA : (So warm...)
I was a little tantalized by the lingering hints of his body heat...
