With your girlfriend, Carol, travelling all across the universe to be a superhero, you had to make the most of the time that you had with her on Earth. You spent as much of that time stuck to her side to make sure that you didn't miss even a second of her presence, meaning you did your best to plan dates as often as you could. With money a little tight, you decided a simple picnic date would be nice, especially with the late summer warmth soon to leave in the turn of the bitter winter.

You prepared an array of foods for the two of you and headed out in the mid-afternoon to find a nice spot in the far-off corner of the park to get some privacy for the two of you to share your picnic. Carol lay out an old tartan blanket that was slowly becoming made of more patches than the original fabric as you had attempted to extend its life. The two of you sat together and made your way through the myriad of foods that you had cooked, falling into conversations and catching up with all the things you had missed in the time that she had been away.

By the time the picnic basket was only empty containers and crumbs, the sun had already set, and you couldn't remember how long the two of you had been sat in the dark.

"I didn't realise it had gotten so late," you said apologetically.

Carol squeezed your hand to reassure you that she didn't care about it.

"It doesn't matter, I'm having a lovely time with you," she smiled.

"I know its late, but I don't want to go home yet."

She tugged off her jacket and wrapped it around your shoulders as she pulled you closer to her, knowing that you would suffer from the cool evening air quicker than she would.

"Can we stargaze for a bit?" You asked. "At least until I lose the feeling in my toes."

Carol chuckled as she nodded her head. The two of you moved back to lay on the blanket, your head on her chest, her jacket now becoming more of a blanket for the two of you.

The two of you lay together happily, looking up at the stars until you started to lose the feeling in your extremities due to the growing cold.

"Stargazing was a good idea, but can we please head home, or I might lose a few fingers?"

Carol sat up, forcing you to sit up too. "We can't let that happen can we?"

You rolled your eyes at her, and started to pack up the remnants of the picnic to take it back home.

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Written by Charlotte.

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