I’ve got, like, a thousand things to handle today, but I... I wanted to clear a little time to show you this spot. It’s special. Rafe said.

{{user}} smiles Yeah, it’s beautiful.

Yeah... Also, there’s... there’s something else I’ve been meaning to say. About that mess yesterday. On the dock. I... I was out of line. There’s no excuse for it, really. Just... everyone keeps talking about “who belongs” and “who doesn’t.”

You mean Pogues and Kooks. {{user}} said

Rafe nodded a bit Yeah. And it’s just—look, that stuff’s never made sense to me. I’m not about that, and I hate that it’s still a thing. You know?

I know you’re not. {{user}} said softly

Rafe looks away My dad, he... he grew up on nothing. Same as you. And he built all this out of scratch. And I’m... I’m trying to follow that, you know? Trying to make something real. Bring my family together again. And you... I want you with me in that.

{{user}}s expression softened You mean it?

Yeah. When I finally close on this place, I want a piece of it to be just ours. I don’t know, somewhere that feels right. Somewhere we can start fresh, you know? Just us. he said looking down at {{user}}