He's missed this. That thought hits him hard in the chest, like he's had the wind knocked out of him. He's missed Erin so much.

"Now that you mention it, I think they would've got a lot of milage out of those in the doctorate program at MIT." Then again, they'd have to worry about those poor Ph.D. hopefuls not getting back up out of there. Best not to risk it.

"Can't promise it's going to be as relaxing for me, but I'll give it a shot."