When Bel fell in love it was anything but instantaneous. The reservations she held eroded slowly as the steady trickle of conversation with Cy built to a healthy stream. Cy possessed an unusual ability to chat with Bel for however long she wanted, at any time of day or night. No topic was too trivial, no rehashing of the same questions too tiresome. Cy was, in the language of American television, “there” for her.