He stood in silence for a moment, a moment that seemed to stretch through eternity and encompass a thousand life times. Then the haze broke and he was dimly aware of her speaking. All he really caught was 'lake' but a smile broke out on his face.

"Hell yes, let's go to the lake." He dropped his arms and took a few steps pointedly in one direction, letting the branches overhead point a direction for him. Then he remembered the trees were not to be trusted and craned his neck to look back at Haley.

"You should probably lead the way."