Man. It is so cool to see Danny and Martin through Petra's eyes. I have a thing for stories where the pairing is observed by a hidden third party, because you always learn so much more about the person looking on, and that person tends to learn a whole lot about herself as well.

Petra passes the "mom test," here. She seems kind of distant in moments like this:

and if she weren’t who she was – if Martin wasn’t who he was – she would have done so.

But at the same time, she's so sympathetic to Martin's loneliness, and even in the face of a shocking kiss between her son and another guy, she's mainly just glad Martin's found someone who loves him.

Also, she's not afraid to take away his coffee. She passes the mom test with flying colors.

Cool, cool story. Thanks for sharing it.