[She for sure wasn't expecting this. Maybe she really should expect just about anything at this point - Deerington seemed pretty hell-bent on making things difficult for them. It's hecking rude.

Still, she really does appreciate him being here. He makes the whole goddamn mess marginally bearable. She'll lean into him, compensating for the height difference as best she can. ]

Yeah. I think I will. I... it's nice to be able to see her again. I know it ain't real, and that all this ended real bad. ["This" being her being loved, her never knowing what it felt like to know any different.] But it still something I wouldn't have otherwise.