The fear that getting involved with him will pull me away from my writing career has yet to come to fruition. If anything, he’s intentional when making plans, and he’s always sure to check in about my availability and whether I have the mental capacity to hang out. He didn’t even seem upset when I canceled on him last-minute because I was deep in my metaphorical writing cave. Instead, he had Mark hand-deliver food from Bubbe’s Nosh Pit, with extra black-and-white cookies.

