Lost Creek Hollow hold it everybody, apple down.

She nodded but didn't say anything, and he took the cue for silence. He enjoyed that just as much as well and was in no real hurry to fill it.

He looked up and tried to see something up there that meant anything, but all he saw was lights. Pretty, yes, but no prettier than the daytime sky. So he turned his attention back down and inward, after a time, thinking about everything and nothing as he shared the quiet evening.