Nate’s PovThe two figures stood at the end of the pier in the last gold of the sunset. Serena’s hand was tight in mine. I shifted closer so my shoulder stayed pressed against hers. Whatever they had come to say, I would hear it with my wife beside me.“We’re listening,” I said. My voice came out steady. “But we don’t have much patience left for long stories.”One of them spoke—soft words about the night of the storm, about being in the water too, about watching from a distance ever since. I let most of the details settle somewhere in the back of my mind. The only thing that felt completely real was the warm press of Serena’s side against mine and the way her fingers stayed locked with mine.I leaned down until my mouth was close to her ear. “I’ve got you. Whatever this is, we face it and then we go home. Together.”She gave the smallest nod. Her thumb brushed across my knuckles in answer.When the speaking stopped, I didn’t respond right away. Instead I turned fully toward Serena, cu
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