Is their work done? Or is it ongoing, each building on the last? She hopes the latter. He should save those letters, to see how things grow. Sometimes it's good to look back and see how far you've come.

It's painfully obvious to most people that they're nuts about each other and well-suited. The only ones whose opinions matter are the two of them, in this case. She does not doubt he loves her and they'll be happy together. That's more of a guarantee than she ever expected in life and she'll take it.

She can bear the weight. She could carry him, literally as well as figuratively. He is not heavy in her arms, only warm and safe. He's helped her learn to live in the world, to not be afraid to be noticed. Now he's teaching her to go unseen when she wants to. It's a bit contradictory. So long as he knows she's never going far. Her head tilts forward and she rests her forehead on his chest. "Did you have trouble tracking me because of the water?"