[ It seems easy through his eyes—why didn't she get over it sooner, move on? Sam certainly has, and maybe that was it. It was easy for him, at least it seemed so, to leave her and look forward. She could have too, Claire has never been lacking in goals and self-imposed tasks, so Eddie's brought forward an excellent point. Something else to ruminate on, later. Why does some part of her, deep down, feel as though she failed? ]

I don't think you would've had to resort to annoying knocking, and I'm glad I made it easy in the end. Tell me what you've been up to, what I've missed. It can't all be about my failed attempt at relationships.

[ Her last remark is said with a smirk of self-deprecation, and she does want to know, anything he wants to share as she steps back to view their progress so far. ]