"I've never walked along a beach before. Thank you for accompanying me," Fay said as they returned to the bench they had occupied some minutes before.
Seth, feeling the best he had in years, gave her an affectionate smile. "No, thank you, young lady. Because of you, I've smiled more in one night than I ever thought I would. Thank you for stopping by the beach and giving me the opportunity to meet you. It's an encounter I won't forget in a very long time."
With tingling happy feets, she drew closer to him, and they came together in an embrace.
Fay's heart lurched as she pulled away. She didn't understand this feeling she had developed around the old man.
Only that it was nostalgic. Like she knew him a long time ago, even if she had no memory of ever meeting him.
