He held her away from him and gaped in shock. Her first words to him and it’s THAT? The insanity of it all leaves him speechless, and then he does something strange: he laughs. Long and hard.

There’s some desperation in there too, but mostly it’s joy, and disbelief, and *exhaustion*.

He picks himself up and takes her by the hand. “C’mon Addie,” he says mildly, once the laughter dies down. “Let’s get you s-something to eat.”

Damn it all, if this is going to be their last moment he’s going to ENJOY it.