Where Lovers Meet

David became aware of the warmth of a body beside him; a long slender figure curling into his side; arms wrapping around his chest.

"Hey Dave," Arianna said, as she leaned over and kissed him; she settled her head on his chest.

"Hey Ari," David said quietly, wrapping his long arms around her, holding her close.
David didn't know why, but he felt like crying. Even though he held her, it was if her warmth was fading with the summer.

"Don't cry David," Arianna said, wiping a tear from his cheek.

"I have dreamed about you so often Ari. So vivid in the night, that when I wake, I expect to find you next to me. But you are never there. Never more than a dream. Never again can I hold you," David said, tightening his embrace. "Never again can I kiss you," he brought his lips to hers. "I miss you so much Ari," David said.

"Rest easy my love," said Arianna, "Dreams are where lovers find each other again. I am with you. Always."

David awoke in the field beside his home; chill winds were blowing out of the east. The sun was sinking towards the horizon. Autumn was drifting across the world, the last of summer having retreated. David took a deep breath and looked up at the trees above him, the leaves were turning gold and red, thinning out and falling to the earth.

David curled onto his side and rested his hand on the ground where Arianna would have been. A ghost of a smile crossed his lips when he thought he felt a slight warmth to the grass beside him.