He's quiet at that for a long few moments, a first reaction that surprises him, and doesn't. Agreement feels easier, but he can't manage it; not entirely. "Is it weird I wish they were?" he says at last. "Not because I think they'd be better, not because it's Edie's job to...fix things between us, not that she even could or should. Not that they deserve a second chance."

His jaw tightens, then relaxes. "But I still want to see. To know for sure, or be overwhelmingly surprised."