"A lot of people here think I'm strange for not finding the place very strange at all? But I thought, you know, the whole time I thought I wish Carlos was here. Not just because I missed you, because you might find it scientifically interesting, too. And because it was new for both of us, I could maybe help you with your work?"

He's still smiling. He hasn't stopped. Not the wide, terrifying Desert Bluffs smile, but that soft little smile he always has on his face when Carlos is around. Almost like his face can't do anything else when his boyfriend -- gosh his boyfriend, he's never over that -- is around.

"I'd be more than happy to help you look for your tattoo."