"Should?" He repeats that word with confusion. "It's karaoke. No should or shouldn't." But that's not really what she means is it?

Her smile has slipped. His own is taken with it. He eyes her a moment, concerned, before letting his gaze drop.

"Too long sounds like more reason to me. I remember your singing. It was beautiful. A voice like that would ache, stuck inside so long." Any voice would, he's sure. But with all the passion in hers that could only be more true.