23130 Million Years Later - The Empire State Building, New York CityHours after their meeting with the book editor, Simon and Ishi went straight to the top, just as Ishi had said they would--the top of the Empire State Building.
Wrapped in each other's arms, they gazed at the twinkling lights of Manhattan from the building's observation deck. Other visitors stood and wandered all around them, talking and laughing and snapping photos...but Simon and Ishi might as well have been alone. Simon felt like they were in their own private little world, looking down at the distant city far below.
He held her close, breathing in the sweet scent of perfume from her hair and the back of her neck. Ishi turned and kissed him softly on the lips. Her expression was so full of tenderness, he felt a wa
