“I liked that smile you gave me back there, by the way,” he said, out of nowhere. It startled me to hear his voice. “What smile?” He waved in the direction of the city behind us. “Back in town. You gave me a smile.” “Did I?” I asked. “I didn’t mean to.” “I know,” he said. “That made it even better.” “Okay.” “Think I’ll get another one?” he asked. “Because that thing was like sunshine.”
