Their day followed a rhythm of quiet companionship. They walked the shoreline, Thomas carrying a bucket for her "treasures"—mostly smooth stones and pieces of sea glass. When Sophie tripped and scraped her knee on a barnacle-covered rock, Thomas didn’t panic. He knelt in the sand, his large frame shielding her from the wind.

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She pinned the compass to her blazer. And as she walked out the door, David stood in the kitchen doorway, a coffee mug in his hand. He didn’t wave. He just smiled.