I don't see a reason to not be nice. Everyone of us here like you and me, we're all in the same position. Many of us are alone, probably. I don't need to be making things more difficult.

[Honestly, he's still boggling over the nature of her relationship with her stepfather. And her stepbrothers, evidently. If he knew any of them, he'd have some strong words to share. At the very least.

He tries his best to be dismissive. Given what she doesn't have, it'd be poor form to speak overmuch of Yonah.]

We probably both feel the same for one another. It's the way any parent should feel about their child. Do you have anyone looking out for you here? If not, I know some people who can help keep an eye on things.

[Besides him. Of course he can. Of course he's willing.]