"I know," Chris replied quickly, his tone somewhat clipped as he looked Mike straight in the eyes. Hell, he wasn't a fucking child, he knew how things were now, how they'd changed and he knew he'd have to get used to it. It was just going to take time.

"Just..." he trailed off, shaking his head as he let out a slow breath, his gaze dropping to Eostre again, settling there. "I'll get there, okay?" he said, speaking to Mike, but still watching Eostre, his hand moving away from Mike's to touch her shoulder. "I'll get there."