It was much warmer than it'd been last time they did this, the air humid and close. Duke stopped at the opposite side of the deck, hands in his pockets, and watched her watch the water.

He didn't know how to do this. He'd promised her on her voicemail that he could fix her if she came back broken, but he'd had no idea. None.

All he could do was watch and wait. And hope he didn't screw up too much and lose her completely.