Truthfully, Reid has more of an agenda than simply offering dessert, and he's pleased when Jason agrees to follow him. Once they reach the kitchen, he does reach for the serving knife by the pie, but he pauses to look up at Jason before he cuts a slice.

"Luke told me you got your diploma," he says softly, offering Jason a small smile. "I just wanted to let you know how happy I am for you. We haven't known each other long, but you and Peter are so..." Reid struggles to find the word, though it's not terribly difficult, he's just not sure it encompasses everything he wants to say. "So kind. I didn't have a lot of friends other than the people I worked with where I'm from, maybe I just didn't have the time to find the people who could be patient with me, I don't know; but it seems Darrow's been good for both of us."

In spite of all the horrible things he's seen, in spite of the ten days he and Luke had spent in that other version of Darrow, Reid is still happier here than he thinks he's ever been. This kitchen, it's his to share with the man he loves now, this entire apartment is a place he can call home, and the people in it today are more important to him than some of them may realize. The good outweighs the bad by far, and he ducks his head to hide his widening smile.

"Anyway, I'm not saying I'm going to bug you about going to college or anything, but I'm definitely going to bug you about going to college."