"I should be good as new by the new year," Atlas said, with a slight shrug. "They've all gotten a lot better already."
He wanted to ask her how she was, how she'd been, and get every detail of what she'd been doing since their fight. Well, not every detail, since he was sure she'd done things he would like.
He sat there while she served another customer and finished off his pint, then passed it over for a refill. "I've missed you," he said when she took his glass. "I mean it."