He reached out a hand to help me back up, because of course he did. He was amazing. Always there for me. Always helping. Always taking care of me. Always— Wait. No. I couldn’t spend time swooning over Gage’s total Gagefulness right now, because… because… Babe. Babe? Had he really just said that, and not called me Noe or dimples or goofball or bro? Oh God. He… he had.
