Shadow falls across your body, brief respite from the sunny daze, one of those makes-you-appreciate-it-even-more moments.

“What changed,” he asks, and you like that about him, the way he remembers things you didn’t think were important, conferring importance by redrawing attention.

“I like the sunshine now that I’m safe,” and you don’t have to look to know that he’s smiling, and he’s smiling, and you’re smiling too.