"You're so high." Lottie says, squeaking when you fall clumsily into her lap and push her back against the log she rests on. "Do you feel It yet?"

"I feel my love for you," you respond with a loopy smile, eyes tracing over the new freckles on her face thanks to the sun. You lean in to kiss them one by one, the way her face crinkles against your lips making you hum. "I also feel the wind. It's telling me something."

"Telling you what?" she asks, leaning in curiously. Her voice is so soft and makes your belly flip, and you almost feel sorry for what you're about to say next. You know she's gonna be slightly annoyed.

"It's telling me.... that it's cuddle time." Your lips match her frown as she pinches your side, but she pulls you in for a hug and holds you close against her body. You breathe her scent in, smelling leaves and grass and dirt. Her breath fans against your cheek and you feel calm, except for the fact that your vision is spinning all over the place.

Her hands come up to rub your back. "You're gonna have to learn how to hear It eventually. There are only so many sessions you can trick me into cuddling."