Meadowlark Prairie temperature

"It's not very safe to be out here by yourself,"

Her head turned to see who and oh — her heart hammered against her chest for a moment. There was something different about seeing him alone than how she saw him most of the time, with someone else always present or the light of day illuminating him differently than how the moonlight did. But I'm not by myself. She finally breathed the words out after moments of gazing upon his face. He was here, wasn't he?

There were no distractions to save her from her own pathetic heartbeat or thoughts. Crimson eyes moved to look away from his face into the fields — if only to give her own mind a brief break. Why aren't you sleeping? She asked hesitantly, concern edging into her words.