Page 108 of Power Move

“But like… what type?”

“A 73/9.” I couldn’t understand what she wasn’t getting.

She set her jaw. “But like does it carry people or?—”

“Oh, layman’s terms! It carries freight—or rather pushes freight in this case.”

“Ah.”

She sat quietly, scrolling on her phone until I heard the train down the line.

“It’s coming!” I announced, pulling out my phone.

Eva pulled herself from the bench and joined me. “Do we pull our arms down to see if it will honk at us?”

“It’s a horn or a whistle and no. That would be amateur hour.”

She rolled her eyes. “But isn’t that the fun part?”

“When he’s closer to the platform he will blow the horn.” I waved as he approached

Seconds later, he proved me right. Eva adorably jumped and latched onto my arm. I waited for her to complain, but instead, she laughed. I recorded the passing train, amazed by the sight.

“That’s really cool,” Eva said, to my surprise.

“You don’t have to lie.”

“No, it was. I’m glad I got out. Honestly, I miss the tube. I miss good rail service. The South Shore would never.”

“The double-track is pretty spectacular I hear.”

“And yet, you’d never ride it.”

“Fine. Someday.”

“Not that you need to. Not that it matters since I don’t go there?—”

“Hey,” I cut her off, feeling the spiral. “It’s not forever. Someday, we will take those kids on an adventure. And if nothing else, we can ride the Wolverine up to Buffalo Shores.”

“What the fuck is a Wolverine?”

“An amazing train. It’s so fun.”

She smiled. “If only you could see the way your face lights up! I want to poke fun, but it’s honestly adorable.”

She gave me a sappy kiss. I lived for these. Eva took my hand as we went to catch our train back to central London. I couldn’t help but tell her what this meant.

“I’m glad we got to do this,” I said.

She smiled. “Me, too.”

“But it’s not just you humoring me like this. I wanted to let you know how much I appreciate your work last night, Eva.”

“Davey, you don’t have to blow smoke. You needed a warm body with a pair of tits,” Eva sighed.

I shook my head. “No, Eva. That was… I never thought that about you—ever.”

“Uh-huh.”