C39 A Blissful Morning

"It's beautiful, isn't it?" she said, her voice barely above a whisper.

Liam's gaze followed hers, tracing the twinkling stars in the evening sky. He shifted his weight with a grimace flitting across his face. "It is," he replied with his voice gruff. "Almost as beautiful as you."

Isabelle's heart skipped a beat. His words, so simple, yet so potent, echoed in her mind. She looked at him