"MOONRISE "

are goi

ally ha

ut Isaac, She's smiling to herself

er phone rings, and her smile fades. She answers the call, and it's her boss, asking her to come

ppy about it. She knows that it means she'll have to canc

rse is conspiring against them, and she wonders if it's even worth trying to make this

ext r

o see you. Can we meet for just h

wash over her. It's like a sign that they're m

exts

! I'll meet yo

o the park, where she sees Isaac s

smile as they sit dow

ee, and she takes a sip, savor

," he says, his voi

roblem," sh

py to be

few moments, simply enjo

saac sp

out what you said earlier, a

," Elizabeth says, l

re than just a casual fling.

smile playing

ear you say th

ou might not fe

ches out and t

way," she says, her

ake this to the next

n, and he looks a

nk you're saying?" he asks

eth replies, her heart

t nervous, but

is a real shot," she says,

deep breath, an

he says, his voice full

new understanding, a new commitment. It's like a weight has be

of having a shared vision for the future. And when they part ways, they do so w

activity, as Elizabeth and Isaac spe

end. They learn more about each other, and their fe

hemselves that was missing, and they

found the real thing, the kind

ens that shakes their ne

o work a late shift that night. She's disappointed, but she knows sh

have to go," he sa

with you." Elizabeth feels a pang of g

im down, but she can't ju

e knows he's disappointed, and she feels awful about it. But she al

o use. All she can think about is Isaac

a text, asking if he'd like to meet for coffee after

relief, Isaac's re

" it

e that v

h of happiness, and sh

traight to the coffee shop where s

oration, and she knows that this is something special. They talk for hours, and

d Isaac, something unexpected happens. Elizabeth gets a phone call from

her. She knows that this means she'll

e how he'll react. But she has to do what she has to

shift, his reaction is not what she expected. He's not

kay," h

you have to do wh

like something has shifted between them. The spar