A Walk in the Park

Cynthia picked me up outside my apartment building this afternoon, and drove us to Gulf Branch Park, where we walked in the woods; it isn’t huge, but it’s a place within DC’s inner suburbs where you might imagine that you were in the deep woods. At least at some points; elsewhere, you can see houses and lawns. Then we drove to a more urban location, where we found a Dunkin Donuts open, got soft drinks, and chatted outdoors for quite a while, and then indoors when it started to rain. I expressed my potential willingness to be a co-parent to her cats.

She drove me back to my apartment building, and we held hands; then she kissed me on the cheek, about which she was apologetic. I assured her that I would not press charges for sexual assault, which made her laugh, and then let me kiss her cheek.