play competitive sports, but… he said he liked movies too, and staying in. she said she should get out again, start with an easy hike.
when the bill came he tried to pay, but she reached out and put her hand on his arm, said, “let’s share it,” and this was important to her, that she not be someone who had to be taken care of, but someone who was his equal, right from the start, and he watched her, seemed to understand that this was what she needed and took her card, slipped it into the black book with his, told the waitress to split it evenly.
outside, the tangle of 