He made a joke and grinned. She had a crush! A sense of humor and a cute smile! She had a bright laugh and climbed mountains. He was smitten. She slid into his texts. First move! He asked her to go hiking. The other first move! They spent eight hours driving and hiking on Mt. Hood. She felt so comfortable and at ease. If they could spend that many hours together this crush might be more! He felt this could be it but was nervous to move too fast. He asked her out to coffee and many a walk after. (So many second moves!) She said she liked being single but also liked hanging out with him. He said: Ok. Let’s go on a proper date and see if this works. They made it official a few months later. He got on one knee on the shoulder of their favorite mountain. Back where it all started with their first hike. She said yes!