On the way there, I spent the ride laying out the boundaries of our outing – where we will park, how we will walk through the parking lot, how long we will stay, what can be purchased, where we will go after we are done. Predictability gives Helene the confidence she needs to get ...
if she had suggested coffee, dinner, a visit to her home, but it seemed to be all she wanted, too. That day, when they had almost reached the clearing that stretched from the last trees to the parking lot, she had turned suddenly and hugged him...