"I kind of guessed." Not because of the sounds above me or because of a change in their behavior. It had been a change in the atmosphere when the three of them were present, a lack of tension in the air. "You seemed more at ease with all of them. Happier."

I offer him a small, hopeful smile. "Is it a good change? Are you happy?" I screw up my face and look at him thoughtfully. "As happy as you let yourself be?"