That was honestly how Shannon preferred them to look at it. It made them seem normal, like they were making it work. He figured if they came off like a healthy enough couple while still having the issues that they did, then something was genuine about it that shone through. They weren't just faking it until they were making it or trying to fool themselves or anything. This was real, no matter how unorthodox.
"Jack," he mumbled quietly. Despite knowing everything he knew, it was all secondhand knowledge and nothing real to him. It was hard to pick up names from another life and place them to the people he knew now. "Do I even want to ask who else he was with?" He was reminded of the incestuous relationship Eli had mentioned a few months previously, and realized that he probably didn't. "Wait, I revoke the question. Never mind. I'm guessing it wasn't your cup of tea."
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"Jack," he mumbled quietly. Despite knowing everything he knew, it was all secondhand knowledge and nothing real to him. It was hard to pick up names from another life and place them to the people he knew now. "Do I even want to ask who else he was with?" He was reminded of the incestuous relationship Eli had mentioned a few months previously, and realized that he probably didn't. "Wait, I revoke the question. Never mind. I'm guessing it wasn't your cup of tea."