He absolutely meant every compliment he gave her, and he hoped she knew it. He considered her answer, nodding after a moment, "I think I know which spot you mean. Let's try that first, and see how it looks."

The park was definitely occupied already, some families and some couples spread out over the expanse. But it wasn't packed, and he noted a few spots as they headed for the willow tree she'd mentioned. But, as luck would have it, around the far side of the tree there was no one, like their own little private spot with the trunk of the tree and its long boughs dividing the space from the rest of the park. "Oh... I think this will work pretty well, don't you?" They could even see over to the little pond on this side of the park, where a couple of frogs already croaked even though it wasn't sunset yet.