And hopefully I have changed, you know, as a person. But honestly, if I have, it's because of you.

He senses a certain receptivity in her expression, like she's gathering information about his feelings, something they have learned to do to each other over a long time, like speaking a private language.

It's not like this with other people. Well, I like you a lot more than other people.

Her gaze unsettles him like it used to, like looking into a mirror, seeing something that has no secrets from you.