Woke up half-convinced I'd cancel everything, then somehow ended the evening on a walk that didn't fall apart. I picked the pier because it felt low-stakes, not romantic, and the light did far more work than I did. We talked without the long gaps, laughed at the same odd sign outside the ferry office, and nobody reached for a phone. The coffee went cold, the tide came in, and I left wondering whether that easy quiet meant something — or whether we were both just out of small talk. Either way, not a bad way to spend a Tuesday.