"I can't remember if I've had anything like this," he said though it was more to himself than anything. Most people here were probably well aware of his memory issues but it still struck him pretty hard sometimes.

"I haven't seen you in awhile," Thomas said, letting that drop away without getting too maudlin. He didn't need to swim around in his guilt right now. It was there, it was overwhelming but he was handling it. "I'm gonna hope that means you weren't in that other city and you got to stay here."

He didn't remember seeing her and Derek hadn't mentioned her but he supposed she could have been there at different times or in different areas.