He lay there, next to her, smiling. He enjoyed her company. Something seemed a smudge off, but something always had seemed off to him. He ignored the feeling, thinking only of Sapphire, the mare lying down next to him. He almost felt a bit sleepy... No, if Sapphire wanted to go home soon, he would tell her. He wouldn't want to ruin anything.

~

"Oh no. What did I just do? You told him you loved him when, when you're not even sure if you do?"

She lie there next to him and decided not to make things awkward and snuggled in next to him.

She wanted to be close to him, she wanted to stay here with him.

Maybe she did love him...maybe?

She gazed into the sky, admiring the stars. They gleamed and glittered, shining diamonds against the velvety navy sky.

In the distance the sound of waterfalls crashing was a serene soundtrack to this moment.

~

The near silence was beautiful. Nightfall forgot about time and just lay there, smiling. His nervousness had dropped when Sapphire had said she loved him. He felt much better and more happy than before. He got a little closer to her.

~

She felt him respond to her snuggle and nuzzled her face under his chin, breathing in his cologne.

It smelled wonderful and took her mind away from the world.

She leaned up and kissed him on the cheek and then nuzzled in and closed her eyes.

No matter what she said or what she really felt nothing could take away the perfection that was this moment of a mare lying in an alicorn's arms, feeling his warmth and his love.

"But do you love him?"

She would deal with that another day.

Right now she wanted to be only with him, not her thoughts, not the world, just him.

She followed this feeling and sat up and looked into his eyes, those dark brooding eyes that attracted her to him.

She inched forward and planted a gentle kiss on his lips, pressing ever so slightly as to make sure she made contact.

~

He put his hooves around and kissed back, closing his eyes and losing himself in the moment. It was a passionate, yet soft kiss. Her dress was smooth, her scent glorious. After the kiss, he looked into her eyes and smiled. He had imagined a movie and then maybe a kiss after he had walked her back to her house; he hadn't thought that this would work, and he was glad it did.

~

She put her hoof on his cheek to feel his warm blushing.

How could he do that to her? Make her forget everything just by looking at her and smiling?

It was magical, no doubt. She lay back down into the comfort of his arms.

She didn't care if they stayed their all night. She didn't want to leave him.

"Nightfall?"

"No harm in asking right?"

~

"Yes, Sapphire..?"

Eventually he may have to give her a little 'nickname.' He thought of names, like 'my Gem,' but held off fully. There was a time and place for everything, and letting it all go at once usually killed something. He couldn't kill his own love right now.

~

Oh his voice! It melted her like butter!

And to hear him say her name was unlike anypony she'd ever heard say it.

"Oh what was I going to say?"

"I wouldn't mind it it we 'accidentally' fell asleep here on this hill. Under the stars..."

She leaned in closer to his ear and whispered.

"In each others arms.."

"Are you trying to seduce him you harlot?!"

There was no harm in teasing, was there?

Plus, he knew they weren't going to go much farther than making out this evening so why not tease him and build up the anticipation?

"Because that's cruel!"

She shoved the thought away and let her inner harlot speak up.

"We could even put one of the blankets over us...and make out some more."

"Harlot."