"I leave the more punk rock look to Maddie." Not that she was punk rock, but her hair was. Xander liked hanging out with Lorna. Their conversation went well and was full of jokes. He missed that.
Xander did feelings pretty well, but didn't expect others to be as good with them. Maddie was in tune with peoples' emotions, but the guys? Very much less so. So if Lorna wasn't good with feelings that didn't matter to Xander.
He laughed. His mind was present again. "I wouldn't trade the ocean for anywhere else. At least there's a lake here. It's not the same, but it's still a body of water."
Xander rolled up his sleeved and took a sip of his beer. "I bet she'll love Disney in a year or two! Go while she still thinks the characters are real." Xander understood. "I'd want to do the same thing with my kids, so I understand. Giving your kids more than you had."