Thomas easily fell into step beside her. "I've missed you as well, Abby. I- I keep coming back to you thinking that I'd given up on you. That- my having lost you is nothing compared to that. I- I grieved for you, I did. I told Bridget stories of you, selfishly giving her happy things to know about you so that I could forget the way you'd been taken from me. I dreamed of you- and still spoke to you, sometimes, when I was alone. I suppose I sound mad, really."