"It can't be enough." It can't possibly be enough. Simply being here, in Alex's arms, when the older man has the entire Mojave to look after and the hidden cracks within himself, cannot qualify as 'a lot.'

But Alex had spoken, back in the bowels of Vault 7, that this is really all he could want. Neil swallows the memory and tightens his arms around Alex, his face pressing against the man's chest. "I'm here because I love you."