"Thank you. You're so sweet. I knew there was a reason I liked you so much," she said, amused by the concession.
"I remember, John. I might now have been as close as I had planned in those early days. We were all dealing with our own problems, but I do remember how serious you were, or how he could get to smile when no one else would. Or even how he annoyed you when he did something stupid, and only someone you care for would get you that annoyed. I might not know what he's done, but I've seen the result and that was enough for me to like him, even before the wedding." She smiled. "Of course, then he gave me plenty of reasons to adore him with the perfect wedding. Nothing he said since then has made much of an impact," she said, giggling. "But you two are good for each other. He does things for you that he wouldn't do for himself and that makes him connect to. It works. You work together, and really that's all relationships are, right? Anyone that can't see that is blind, and possibly an idiot."
Savannah stared at him. "I love you, but you're speaking a foreign language now. I'll just nod, pretend that all of those words mean something and I'll give you the layman version of what I'm doing and you tell me if we're good. No pictures of anyone that wasn't at the base, which means not even Travis or the Hammond twins. Nothing from the the school, the island or any vacation anywhere. When I'm done, I'll have you check it, just to double check in case I miss something. Hopefully they are taking care of their computers, and if not, there won't be anything that would lead us back to us, although if we're really really lucky, we won't be here at all. You need to push Sheldon and Dom.... Okay, maybe not Dom. I think he's forgotten he has a family, but I want to find them. They need to see their newest grandson."