"You know, if you miss Blighty, there's always a spot on my team with your name on it. Meggan'd be through the roof to have you around. Alistaire and Brian, too..."

He sips his own coffee, lifting an eyebrow. "Good. Because, if I'm honest, the last thing I can handle is being your rebound. I've got enough problems back home between work and my bloody family." He takes a breath. "But I have missed you."

It's an understatement, and he's probably just getting himself into more and more trouble with all of this; with her being in a vulnerable emotional state.

He eats more, going quiet, wondering where the hell any of this is going, and just how many dirty looks he'll get when they get to the school, or if he should just turn around and go home.