Ritual
It begins with toast. Well, technically it starts with him undressing before he comes down from the loft. In boxers and socks he sits on the kitchen counter until the toaster pops, and then pads back upstairs. It's fifteen steps across the loft to the bathroom (by which point the toast is gone) where water runs and the sound of shiny teeth drifts down below.
Abby maintains to herself that she only knows the routine because they've lived together for so long. When she catches herself counting his steps in sync though, she realizes his habits have become her own.