//Pretty sure the only one of my exes who would point and snicker is Gayle, and she literally tried to eat me, once.//

... So she wasn't totally different from the guy he was marrying?

//Actually, the visit is a help. Seeing somebody I'm not marrying acting completely calm is a help. And this pinwheel--// He held it up. //... I might need help putting on right now, because I'm a mess, but it will also be a help.//