Ben looked down at himself, his mouth twitching faintly at the corner. "It's easier. You have fewer choices to make, if you wear all one color."

At her challenge, he huffed out a breath of laughter. "You can try."

With his boots tied, he rose to his feet, meeting her by the door. She looked up at him, and even if he hadn't been able to read the uncertainty etched across her face, he could feel it, twisting within his own chest as if it were his own.

"I'm here, aren't I?"