Barty opened the car door on the passenger side, holding it for her. He looked up at the sky and smiled. "The stars. They are really far away, but they are pretty." Those were his thoughts, at least. He remembered reading about stars before ever seeing them. Never did it justice. "You can see the stars from the windows. At home."

Where they were headed. "Get in. Then I'll show you how to fasten the seatbelt. Keeps you safe." That was what was important. As it had been with Giacomo, all that time ago. "I'm hungry."

He smiled, trying to break the tension down. "Are you?"