Wait, really? That close? How had Nida, trained as he was, not notice that before? And... dog. Nida takes a very large step back and covers his mouth and nose with a sleeve.

He'll have to have the conversation from a distance. In the cold. Because an invitation inside could not be accepted if it was offered. What he would give for a bottle of medication.

"It's... I'm okay. Just... I guess my mind is just going a million miles a minute."

His eyes focus past her, to the first structure back there. Billy's house. Tommy's too, but that wasn't nearly as important. Of course, there is no reason she should know that he had a connection to the twins. Unless they told her.