"I can almost hear the response of several people who would immediately challenge that," say Dan, grinning, melting into complete ease. "Which is why we'll lie about it in the future." Especially to the cat.

"Will you groan if I said it was a good day because I knew I was coming here at the end?"

But there's more to it than a cheesy line. Dan's used to anticipating the worst-- to be able to anticipate something good seems to be something that's only come into his life with Marcus.