Dean hadn't expected Emily to admit that she thought about it sometimes, he knew perfectly well that she didn't live in what he'd named what-if land and he was a little surprised when she did. He watched the movie for a few minutes, his mind replaying the last few minutes of their conversation in his head.
"So where do you think we'd be if we hadn't gone to different colleges?" he asked her, his eyes still locked on the television screen as he played with the empty beer in his hand idly. He both wanted to know and was scared of the answer to his question.