Solving for Ex

Putting words in the mouth of my former partner

I was standing alone up on crew deck, gazing at the quiet nighttime city sparkling across the harbor and watching the guests on the decks below. They have no idea we can see them; I think they forget we’re there, which is good since we’re supposed to fade into the background anyway. I like it in the background.

Then I saw something that stirred up all sorts of weird emotions — mostly shock, confusion and sorrow. There was a couple facing away from me, and the way they were standing and the way they…