"Well, here's to special days," Laurel said with a small smile as she sipped her tea. There were certainly worse adjectives for the way a day could be, whether aboard this train or back home.
She listened as Matt carried on talking and started to open up about his dad. The mention of his dad preferring the 'harder stuff' tugged at her heart a little. She wondered if Jack Murdock had problems with limiting his alcohol intake too.
"He sounds like a force to be reckoned with," she said fondly. It was clear that Matt had loved his dad. "Was it just you and your dad growing up?"