Then he releases her as if whatever just happened between them was totally normal and probably never happened at all. Just like when they held hands on top of the old museum. Winnie swallows. Jay coughs, and they both stride for the puddle and take up sentry on either side. Winnie gazes toward the southern and eastern walls of granite, he to the north and the west. They each take a full circle before finding each other’s faces again.
