Ethan sees the skepticism in her expression, and it is strange and new for him to think that-- that maybe she did have feelings for him like he did for her-- does for her. The feelings don't go away, and he could never imagine not having them for her either. Through everything and all the distance and finding each other again, he always had feelings for her, he was in love with her. Ethan knew it the moment of that dance, and he never-- could never put it to words.

"I've... been here a little while," he admits, letting out a long breath as he looks at her, can't stop looking at her even as he walks up on to the deck where there's a bar near the pool. It's so amazing to see her in the flesh, to see her beside him, to know that she is real There are a lot of bars in this place so at any given time, one is not far from alcohol. "Not my first time here either."

Maybe the door would open now, but he's not entirely certain what it would open to.