As we walked across the bridge back to the other side of the river, the sky rumbled with thunder and cracked open, sending a fast and furious downpour onto us. But instead of making a run for it, we stood under the pelting rain and kissed like lovesick teenagers. I held her rain-soaked face to mine, consumed by the sweet taste of her, my chest filling with all the feelings I’d trapped in my heart for so long.