"Oh, shove it," Neil says, laughing at her teasing. He was honest, after all. Rosie is lovely, and if he liked women, he's quite certain they would have managed something else. But he loves their friendship, this platonic closeness they've managed.

"Anyway. Have him over sometime. I'll rustle up somebody, we'll make it a double date or something." He smiles. "Or I can be the awkward third wheel. Keep him honest."