Gary was a champion at regret. Everyday there was something, and this was perhaps what Irene liked least. Their entire lives second-guessed. The regret a living thing, a pool inside him. Well, we're out here now, Irene said. We've brought the logs and we're building the cabin. My point is that we could have been here 30 years ago. I get your point, Irene said ....
We can do this, Irene said. We can build a nice cabin here. Yeah, Gary finally said. Then he turned away from the property, looked into the wind and rain. Let's push off. So they pushed the boat free and climbed over the bow. Gary at the engine and Irene in the bottom of the boat, hugging her knees, trying to get warm.