Ours.

My heart laughed and cried and ached and pounded at the sheer beauty of the moment.

And there I was, standing hand in hand with my friend, my one, my prize. The unrequited nightmare. Chance brought us together. Serendipity was on our side.

It was a beautiful night, a walk on the harbor was just called for. Her hair was all over the place. She tried to tame it but to no avail so I spun her around and had her face the pier, the wind blowing against our faces. That seemed to do the trick with her hair issues. We stood there for a moment, silent, not moving, just gazing at the glimmering reflection of the moon on the ocean's surface. I held her hand as the waves crashed as loud as the beating of my heart.

For 2 brief seconds he was mine. That moment was ours. A brief moment he was mine. For forever's worth, I am his...