Travis has never had too much pride to be pitied, and maybe that’s a good thing, with the reactions he gets. But something about a sorry makes him wonder if he’s giving off the wrong impression. Or worse, that he’s giving off an impression that’s entirely on-track.

He’s not stupid. He knows how beyond the realm of normal they are.

“So I won’t be a ghost dinosaur wrangler in space,” he shrugs. “Apparently marriage is about sacrifice. If that’s mine, who gives a shit? Could do a lot worse than two people who see each other for who they really are.”