It's honest, unguarded, unusually so for Neil--though given how things had gone the last time they were together, maybe he should be more used to it now. But it hits through to the core of him, makes his eyes ache again, and though he doesn't immediately reply, he reaches out between them, finds Neil's hand in the dimness and takes it, holding on for a moment or two as the road unspools under them.

Finally he takes an exit, turning them back south. "I wanna show you something."