“Denial. That’s a shame.”
“Hey, living in denial is what I do. Why else would I run all the way across the country?”

Matthew nodded slowly, looking the boy over. He breathed in heavily, “Yeah, well I don’t think I was really thinking...
“Wonderful? That seems like a bit of a stretch, Lev.”
“Oh that would be so great! Even if you forget you’ll definitely be better at figuring it out than me! And I’ll help you...