[ He can't take away her mourning, isn't sure he'd even want to with how much he himself is defined by it sometimes, but -- he can add something to it, maybe. Give it more dimensions than just loss. ]

We got a number for a marriage certificate -- the Machine was feeling whimsical that day, apparently -- and we all had to go undercover to the wedding. Ms. Groves wasn't originally going to attend, but she surprised us by showing up as the caterer.

[ There's more to this story, but this is the set up. And he chooses not to say that he thinks Root showed up because she was prone to feeling lonely. ]