Jack watched those hands, as he had the first time they met, and his own reached over to take hold of one of Jack's, "Such is life," He murmured before looking at the cards as well, "Oh, yes, well, I'm lucky, too. My Jules came along with me, or rather, before me. I showed up here, terrified I might have lost him. But he was waiting. And then there is Greg and Ray and their darling daughters and now you...And it keeps growing. It's easier here, you know. I don't know why, but it is."