"I'm sorry, too. For mine, and for yours. Loss is a funny thing, isn't it? Most times you feel pretty much okay and in control, and then one thing happens and you're almost back where you started, feeling it all over again." Cam looked out over the water and nodded. "My parents are still in the water somewhere. Their bodies were never recovered after the crash, so I feel the same. It's why I've never been able to settle anywhere not near the water."

With a shake of his head, Cam refocused himself. "Okay, I really, really didn't mean to get all that morose. It was a long time ago." Then a smile returned to his face, thinking of her in ruffles and flourishes. "You'd probably wear those ruffles a lot better than I would."