The tattoo gun shut off. “There, are you brave enough to see what I gave you?” I pushed up onto my elbows and looked down at the tattoo. She had tattooed a little moon with two stars nestled side-by-side. “Because the nighttime is the only time we can be our true selves with each other,” she said softly. “Aurora, I promise I'll always be my true self from now on, whatever hour it is.” “And who is your true self, Paxton?” “The man who loves you. And I'm not afraid to show it to you now.”
