“What’s the thing you and Brooks are always saying?” she asks. My chest expands and warmth unfurls when I think about Brooks and our writing sessions. “For the plot?” “Yeah, that.” She waves a hand like Vanna White at the vacationers milling around us. “How much plottier is this?” “True.” I split a smile. “But ‘for the plot’ is typically reserved for turning inconvenient moments into positive experiences. Like the subway unexpectedly shutting down or breaking a heel on the sidewalk.”
