We all miss home, Kate starts to say, but bites her tongue, quieting down to hear what Steve's really saying. He doesn't open up much, even though he's always honest with her. If he's saying this, it means something.

She chews at her bottom lip, lets her arm drag through the water. "Yeah," Kate says, a little more than just space-filler, but not much. "But even if you went home tomorrow, you'd still love him. Right? Wouldn't he still love you?"