“I had reasons for going there, and even if things didn't go as I planned, I found plenty to keep me there. I didn't plan on staying, and provided things work out, I may still go somewhere else.” His home had been convenient, and still was, but being here was reminding him of why it was only that – convenient, and not what he really wanted. He'd found who he'd been looking for, and then found more, and that had kept him happy where he was. He had found comfort.
It didn't take much, however, to make him wonder if he couldn't have that and more. Move somewhere....like this.
“The water is more than enough. I've missed it. Do you want to go there today? Or show me where you'll be building. I want to see both.”