That made the corners of her lips twitch. It was still so odd to think that she'd lived a whole other life, promptly forgot about it, and now had it back. How strange was it to have such a tremendous assortment of friends and not know it?

And it wasn't hard for her to remember how affectionately she'd cared for Malcolm.

She finished the song without much ado, setting her guitar aside and hopping down from her little platform to join him. "I am, you know," she said, putting a hand on his shoulder. "Your friend still. In case you had any money riding on it."