John's therapist Ella once saw her ex-patient and his detective friend leave a Chinese take away on a post case high, in fact it was their first case together. Unseen from a table on the footpath a few shops down, she saw the familiar doctor step out the doorway as he listened with rapt attention to a tall brunet who was taking one stride for the smaller man's one and a half. This allowed him to catch up to start talking and laughing himself which he seemed to do naturally. It took a moment to click that this stroll was cane free.
It told her that sometimes it doesn't matter what you say but instead that you talk when you need to. It also took the right person to get the conversation going and a special person to have it continue.
She was happy for him and mentally wished him luck.