[ That laugh, the look on her face -- he has to concentrate on not kissing her again, just to taste a little bit of it. After so long, being with her for real had been so good, almost addictive, and then Duplicity had whisked him away. But now they're here, together, and he feels like a junkie offered another shot at his favorite vice.

He's careful, though, for her sake, and for Scott's sake. Just reaches his arm along the back of the couch so he can touch her shoulder. ]

Yeah, kinda. [ He'd been witness to some of that joy, after all. The small moments of them figuring out how to be a family. That thought brings him to memories and regrets of his own. ]

My kids are there, Jeannie, the ones that wanna know me. Akihiro, Laura, Gabby. They're -- we've got a chance on Krakoa. Time to figure out who we are to each other. I never thought we'd have that.