Love has no distance

"You know what Zuriel? When I used to be little, I always wanted to be a star. It used to scare the shit out of my parents. It dn't help that I had a friend called Molly for years, who never existed. They signed me up for therapy."

"So you were born like this?" He asked me with an amused grin.

I looked up then, and stared in awe at the glittering array of stars in the sky. "It's so beautiful." I breathed. "I wish I could just reach out and pluck one out."

Zuriel was very silent beside me, and when I looked at him, he too was studying the sky.

"Love knows not distance; it had no continent; its eyes are for the stars." I murmured.

"Gilbert Parker." He sounded impressed. I smile widely at him and he held my eyes with his penetrating gaze.

"I'm glad I met you." He reached out for my empty hand. He brought my palm up to his mouth and placed a kiss in the centre. My skin tingled in response.

"Me too. Even though you scare the hell out of me sometimes."

"What? No I don't." Zuriel scoffed unb