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[He's sort of struck dumb for a second or two, staring at the other with some disbelief. It's not that he was really surprised or didn't know that Aidan needed him, but hearing it like that was a whole 'nother thing. He blushed, half stumbling back to reality.]
Me too... When I first got here, I mean, I honestly thought I'd never see you again. [Squeezing his hand.] I hated it.
[A pause for thought before asking a little hesitantly.] Do you... are you happier here?