Lucy bit her lip, a soft smile curving her mouth as she leaned back on her hands. "I wanted to cry when I heard it."
"You almost did," Layla teased gently, her own legs wrapped around Grace's hips, fingers idly playing in her hair. "You shook."
"I did," Lucy admitted, unashamed. "It was beautiful."
Emma stretched like a cat, arching into Zoey's side. "I don't think it was just a one-time thing. I think it'll happen again. Like a heartbeat."
Sophie nodded. "Or like breath. Inhale, exhale. When we align, when we love like that… the island sings with us."
Natalie stood, brushing grass from her thighs, and looked up at the sky. "Then we need to keep creating. We need to live like every moment is a note in that song."
Rose's voice was soft, but unshakable. "Then let's start right now."