Joel laughs again, but a compliment to the store, even from someone who's never seen it before, is enough to put him at ease and he feels a little less awkward with the statement. "It's a pretty great job," he agrees, pleased. "Better yet that I get to share it with my husband."

Because Crossroads had been nice before, but with Spencer there, it's far better.

"You've only just arrived, though?" he asks. "Do you have somewhere you need to be? I mean... is someone meeting you?"