"Been chewin' on it since I realized where he's from," Reno agreed, nodding slowly. "He's a good kid. Don't wanna give him a good time and ... somethin' like a family here, and then... You know. Just send him back to that, with nothin'."

He looked at her, tilting his head faintly.

"But that wasn't just about him, was it?"

She'd done this last year.

She hadn't known any of them, last year.