A delicate scent of lavender wafted from the dunes. The gentle sound of the sea hits my ear like waves. My skin is warm, finally dry. It stretches over my bones, tanned by the sun. The sand beneath me crunches as I breathe.

Your arm lies across my chest, your head is buried on my shoulder under my chin. Your skin is warm too, still smelling a little salty from the sea. Your breath travels along my neck like a warm breeze from time to time.

We've gone to the sea, for a swim, to get out. Actually, we want to get back in. Back into our relationship, back to the homey feeling of being together. The journey was long and exhausting. Only after we'd been swimming and talked for a long time did we calm down.

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I think we both just slept. We haven't done that for a long time, just falling asleep arm in arm. It feels good and I miss it sometimes. I stroke your back and open my eyes. In front of me in the water, a few hundred metres out, something is jumping over the water. I raise my head further, my gaze searching for something else that is also jumping. You wake up, your gaze slightly sleepy and searching.

I point to the sea with my free hand, you turn your head. And then, they jump again. ‘Dolphins.’ That's all you say. We beam, look at each other, kiss.