[ His gaze sharpens as his eyes do this not-quite squint, his cheeks have risen; everything is just smaller and cuter due to the balm of Bela's words and he gives her knees a gentle (and careful, remembering her ticklishness) squeeze. ]

I'm not exactly a poster-child for this kind of thing either.

[ Because before Naomi, James hadn't been in long-term relationships. ]

But I think it's sort of like grieving; everyone does it their own way. So, we can learn how to navigate this together.