The long, painfully silent walk to Milyn's clinic has done nothing to change Gene's mind. He'd have offered to teleport them, but didn't, because that is both a terrible idea, given the circumstances, and because he'd left the rings back at the hotel.

Every step had hurt him, every few feet he was seized with the urge to run back and jam them on his fingers, but...no. He'd managed to stave most of the anxiety off by saying it's something he needs to do, and that's the end of it.

He opens the door.