This story was published here as well: https://coffeehousewriters.com/socially-distant-part-1/ Kat rolled off the couch with a groan and...

“It’s you.” He half whispered the words. They fell, tumbled out of his shocked mouth, but she heard him anyway.

Daniel thought she was one of the seals that liked to warm themselves on this beach, but upon further inspection, he realized she was a girl

And now for something completely different...here's a little story I wrote for a contest. Turns out I'm really missing libraries these days.