Ted squeezes her hand back, always so immeasurably grateful for Joan. Ted's not great at expressing sadness or vulnerability, but she always seems to pick up on it, and give him that extra bit of attention that he wouldn't ask for himself.

"Well good, cause I don't have anything special planned for the rest of the evening," he says with a little laugh. "I figure we can just open presents and then maybe watch a movie or something."