She was worth the wait, which is a thing he has not said out loud yet.
There is a chair between them and neither has moved it. He is steady in the way that has to be practised. She has asked to be pursued, not chased, and he has understood the difference, which is rarer than it sounds.
Both of them know exactly what is left to be said, and saying it is the last difficult thing.
The ocean keeps the minutes. It is in no hurry either.