James feels more than a little awkward. It's almost as though he's done something wrong by simply being his age. He's never felt young, though. In fact sometimes he feels impossibly old. He could tell her that, but he doesn't expect it would make sense.

His head lifts towards her, looking at her, the way she breathes out.

"Has that made a difference?" he asks her. "I think maybe from the look on your face that it has."