I saw a girl on the street today wearing a t shirt that said, "Friends Don't Let Friends Date Girls Like Me!" She caught me reading her shirt and laughed and told me, "Be forewarned!" So of course I said, "Hey, let's get something cold to drink and watch the sunset from the Promenade."
Later on that very same evening we were sitting on a bench by the railing, watching the sun climb down its ladder of clouds and steam, watching the shadows grow longer. I took a sip from my bottle of seltzer, she did the same from her bottle of absinthe. We looked at each other and said, "Yeah, good idea!" and mixed the two bottles together in one of our glasses, then shared it. Fizzy water mixed with the Green Goddess.
Finally the sun touched the horizon, just north of the Bayonne Bridge. You could actually feel a tiny drop in the heat. The breeze picked up the tiniest bit and we turned our faces gratefully to the west.
In a few minutes the stars came out, cool dry air on tired lips and cheeks.
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