"Just...consider this a bad dream, Caramia," he told his cousin, letting out a resigned sigh.

"I never imagined we'd end up like this someday," she remarked.

"Well," Alfonso shrugged, "...life gives us surprises, sometimes, it’s just the horrible kind, like the one we're facing now. I know what we're about to do is beyond the pale, but we have to do it… to save our parents. After we get out of here, we'll keep this secret and… take it to our graves, alright?"

She slowly nodded, her chest heaving, "Okay, cousin. Let's...do it," 

With that, Alfonso sat astride her and lowered his upper body.

His lips soon locked with Caramia's...