Keep her

E: I’m not ready for that yet but if you’re patient maybe we could get there together.

No dots.

H: I’d like that.

H: Okay I can be patient.

Ethan smiled, feeling something in his heart spark.

E: Okay.

Ethan waits for dots, but none come. Sighing, he sets his phone down. Heather would reply eventually. Ethan knew it. And knew her. It might be a day, or maybe two, but she would reply.