Re: steph/eddie.
[Sputtering laugh.] Don't eat the sand! It's toxic! [And then if she freaks out:] Kidding, kidding!
[He reaches over to help her dust off the sand from her face and rolls over to kiss her.] Yeah, well. If I didn't have you, I'd go looking. I wouldn't be able to stop myself. I mean, imagine all the things I could learn out there! [He turns around to look at the forest behind them as if he's imagining the things beyond.] The risk of getting hurt or lost isn't worth it. Not by a long shot.