“I do.” He sat down beside her. Hesitated. And then he quietly added, “Maybe because I sometimes feel like I’ve known you for a very long time.” She stared at him, heart thudding clumsily in her chest, wondering if she should tell him about all of the times she had thought that exact thing. “Sorry,” he said. “Did that sound strange?” She only managed to shake her head and say, “No. No, I feel that way too.”
