Joel nods his understanding and he doesn't know what he can say to something like that. There are times when he really feels completely ineloquent, like he's never going to find the right words, and while it's usually Spencer to render him speechless, it's been known to happen with others. It's happening now and he smiles, then reaches out to squeeze her shoulder.

Because he doesn't know what else to do. His throat feels sort of closed up, but he hopes she understands from his smile that he feels the same way.