Matt didn't hold it against the man for saying he couldn't see how beautiful Kate was. Even Foggy used to tease Matt about how he somehow knew which women were hot by their standards. Matt knew he didn't see and experience the world like others did. He had seen Kate, though. In his way. He remembered running fingers over her face. He remembered committing those angles and shapes to memory, to carry and assign to her alongside her heartbeat, step, and scent.
He knew physically, she was beautiful. He also knew that her courage, strength, and compassion were far more attractive than anyone knew and many underestimated.
Not that he should find it attractive.
He focused instead on their goodbye with the couple. Frankie's parents, since they hadn't exchanged names. They didn't need to. Sometimes those sorts of connections went beyond the common identifiers. Like a shared understanding, an exchange of appreciation. It was a sweet moment that he could tell lifted Kate's spirits, too.
Lucky was now back to being better behaved as they walked arm in arm.
"Hm. No. I guess I didn't." He paused then admitted, "I guess I don't talk about it all that often in general." Matt was incredibly affectionate, but using words of commitment, labels that mattered, those came slower to him. "Is it all right? That I called you that." Kate had long since taken a role that mattered deeply to Matt, a role that was similar to Foggy and Karen. Nobody could ever replace Foggy, but Matt's heart was big enough to have more then one best friend. He considered Karen one too at one time.
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He knew physically, she was beautiful. He also knew that her courage, strength, and compassion were far more attractive than anyone knew and many underestimated.
Not that he should find it attractive.
He focused instead on their goodbye with the couple. Frankie's parents, since they hadn't exchanged names. They didn't need to. Sometimes those sorts of connections went beyond the common identifiers. Like a shared understanding, an exchange of appreciation. It was a sweet moment that he could tell lifted Kate's spirits, too.
Lucky was now back to being better behaved as they walked arm in arm.
"Hm. No. I guess I didn't." He paused then admitted, "I guess I don't talk about it all that often in general." Matt was incredibly affectionate, but using words of commitment, labels that mattered, those came slower to him. "Is it all right? That I called you that." Kate had long since taken a role that mattered deeply to Matt, a role that was similar to Foggy and Karen. Nobody could ever replace Foggy, but Matt's heart was big enough to have more then one best friend. He considered Karen one too at one time.