Thomas smiles. "I'm not sure we have a song," he admits. "I should have danced with her far more often than I did, but I-- I got caught up in the scheme of things, after our marriage. I want to get it right this time. I want to do right by her, even if it means we remain friends. But I have hope."

A faint flicker of it, but it's more than he's had about anything in a long time, so he will cling to it.