Slow Dance

After completing boot camp, Cary calls Shiloh and asks to visit her in college before he returns home. The call surprises Shiloh, but she’s excited to show him around campus. Cary has nowhere to stay, but Shiloh assures him they’ll work it out.

Cary arrives at Shiloh’s dorm and sees her before she spots him. Shiloh has cut her hair short and dresses differently, showing more skin than she used to. Shiloh doesn’t recognize Cary with his shaved head and uniform. They don’t hug because they never did. In her dorm room, they catch up on everything. Shiloh has sent Cary letters, but he wants to hear about her college experience. Shiloh loves her freedom in college, and though she’s sometimes lonely, she enjoys not answering to anyone but herself.

Being with Shiloh reminds Cary of how much he misses life outside the Navy. She pokes at him in her customary way, but he stops her when she tries to snatch his flat cap. She snaps his photo and then takes one of the two of them, promising to send him and Mikey a copy.