Remington often came off as cold and uncaring, but he wasn't at all. He was simply guarded much of the time. But something like this, something about a mother and son's relationship, it managed to dissolve the hard exterior. "Yeah, all you can do is give him time and make sure you're there when he does want you. I think he will."
They'd gotten onto a really sad subject. "We should talk about something else," he said with a sigh, slipping a little deeper so the water nearly hit his chin.