Ten years ago, Kelly Kline probably wasn't even out of college. Much less shacking up with the President. Ten years is a very long time, and despite all Jack knows, thats time his mind doesn't really grasp fully given how fast life goes for him. One world ending crisis to another.

Reaching up he pushed his messy wet bangs from his face, before he considered the question. "It's pretty bad... but we're doing our best. Doing what we have to do." He didn't want to tell her about Chuck, or any of the terrible. But, he felt that was enough. If he could spare someone from the pain he had, wasn't that enough?

"It's a long story... but they were there when I was born. I've stayed with them mostly since." Deaths and a few runaways aside.