Yeah, I still feel it. It felt like she was mine - mine her whole life. [His instead of ending up with him by unfortunate circumstance. He loves that kid with all he’s got, is the thing. He misses her something fierce; the longing is never ending, as is the worry, the wondering.

He sighs, though. ] I still feel all of them, you know. They were real until they weren’t, and I’ve been missing her this whole time. This just - makes the ache newer.

[Then, as kindly as he can be: ] I don’t know that it’s fair that Eddie has to feel it too.