It gets a laugh out of her, and that's all he cares about, right then. Everything about her is familiar; everything about her is lovable. He didn't realize just how badly he missed her until now, and he wasn't exactly laboring under the delusion that he was fine without her.

"JC Penney?" he asks, around another bite of bagel. "We can go high-end here, Scully. Fur coats, designer suits, Louboutin pumps."