"I'm not most," she agrees, giving him a funny look, "Do you want me to tell you I'm disappointed in you, or something?"

Lest he forget she comes from a place where people you love can be ripped away from you at any moment; if he has happiness with Alexandrie, he should grab it in both hands and take it.

And his explanation makes more sense to her than it really should.

Abby worries her lower lip for half a second, thinking hard. "Yeah. It– I think there are other versions of me, too."

The one that Ellie talked about. The one she fought with in Santa Barbara. "Is it normal?"