She was nice to say that. "Yeah, there's not," he agreed quietly. He really didn't want to accidentally admit to this nice lady that he was a recovering alcoholic. Even if he basically had already. Yeah, he was just so fail at conversation.
"Thanks," AJ replied to her overkind assessment. He was terrible with people who's lives he wasn't saving at that moment. He never knew what to say, how to stand, what to talk about, how much he should talk, or if he should even say anything at all. Being himself was the problem, as he didn't even know who he was. "I'll keep that in mind," he said with a soft chuckle. He had pretty much managed to fret his way out of everything.
He nodded. "Yeah, I know that now," he said. "But when I married her, all I cared about was being with the woman I loved forever. I was really young and naive. Thanks, again. It was for the best. Neither of us were really ever happy." Especially him.
"She's an angel," AJ said as he took the Kayla from her. He chuckled at Cate suggestion she just wanted to pull on his hair. "Don't worry, I can take it. I have a lot worse than my hair pulled done to me on a regular basis." Being a rescue paramedic was a dangerous job. He smiled down at the little girl. "I just hope being this high up doesn't scare her." It had happened before.