These are not questions, and they're not exactly curled up, but Neil sets down his unfinished packet all the same. His other hand finds the fine strands of Alex's light hair and begins a slow petting motion. "Right," he murmurs.

His stupid questions. There is one in particular that relates to this. "You told me once House's delivery is the reason you got shot in the head." Neil had been drunk during that slip, but it seems the admission stuck. "What exactly happened?"