Something Beautiful (39 page)

"Lucky you," Micah whispered, "you won't ever have to." They held each other quietly for a few minutes more, then Micah said, "Let's get some food and go see a movie. I want to make out with you in a movie theater."

"That's what you want to do today?"

"That's about all I can handle today, yeah." Micah got off of Dune's lap and held out both hands to him. "Come on, Dune. We can deal with the serious stuff tomorrow. For today, let's just go be happy."

Dune put his hands in Micah's, and Micah pulled him to his feet. "Okay. Let's be happy."

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Dune quotes "Under the Harvest Moon" by Carl Sandburg.