"I figgered it was jes' as likely a longshot as that you might know." He chuckles a little. He can't blame her for asking it.

"He's awwright. A little serious. It'd be nice to see him able to be a kid a little bit." Then again, under these circumstances, when would he have the chance, and what could he even do? It's hard to imagine him on a baseball pitch or slinging horseshoes.

"Your kid about the same age?"