"I love you too, Verity." And it makes him smile through the haze that has scrambled his senses scrambled. The full warming feeling of knowing, really knowing she means it almost makes his eyes well up.

...or just well up. Matt sniffs and rubs his eyes, cradling the phone to his ear. "I just went for a walk. Just wanted to go somewhere without out a fuss. It hit me hard and fast. I had a flu shot."