The Reset
Below us, the turquoise water churns into white foam against the rocks.
"This is the second pinnacle," I say, stopping where the trail widens into a natural lookout.
Zia looks around, her hand shielding her eyes from the sun. "It’s beautiful. It feels... bigger than the harbor."
"It is. This is where I asked you to be my girlfriend."
She turns to me, a lock of dark hair caught in her eyelashes. "Really? On a cliff? You’re kind of a drama queen, aren't you, Clayton?"
I bark out a laugh—a real one. "I prefer 'romantic,' but I'll take drama queen. We’d been 'just friends' for months. I was terrified. I thought if I asked you in a beautiful place, you’d be too distracted by the view to say no."
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