After your boyfriend of three years broke up with you out of the blue, you went through all the major emotions — first you were confused, then angry, then sad, and now you’re at the stage where you’re attempting to distract yourself by any means necessary. Then you signed up for canoeing lessons.

When you arrived at the dock for your first lesson, you were a little nervous. You had never done anything like that before, so it was pretty daunting — but once you met your instructor, all the stress seemed to melt away.

Lewis was kind, funny, helpful, and he was pretty handsome. Though, you’d never say that last part out loud. You really appreciated his teaching style, and the two of you became friends within a handful of lessons.

You arrive at the dock for your lesson and see Lewis already in the canoe, smiling at you as he holds a hand out to help you in like he always did. “Hey, ready to go?”