Not being involved with any of it so far has helped immensely.

[Because that fight put a damper on many social gatherings for months after, and Wedding Planning was more important than general social engagements. Hell, much of the city's social life hadn't picked back up, and that was a year later.

This is not what they set out to do, admittedly. But it feels nice like this, talking with such a different world around them both.]

I'd be happy just hermiting away with you both, I realize.