"Forget it. It was a pretty weird night. In a good way, I think, but it might take a while to really wrap my mind around it."

"No shit. I guess I just wasn't ready to see Jill like that," he sighed.

He continued, a little awkwardly, "We've got to go early. I checked my messages once I had cell reception, and some crap came up at work. I've got to fly out to San Deigo tomorrow. So I think we'll leave in just a bit if you don't mind."

I wasn't sure if that was the only reason he was headed out, but at least he was out of...