Yuuri immediately blushed, other hand straying to touch the gold band on his finger, like he had to check if it was still there. "Thanks," he said quietly, pensive as he remembered that there was a lot he and Viktor had yet to really talk about. They had both been too caught up in the whirl of preparations for the Finals. But that would come later, once he and JJ had parted ways.

"Isabella sounds great." There wasn't a trace of sarcasm. "I could tell she really cares about you." She'd known exactly what to do to get JJ back on his feet at the Kiss and Cry, after all. Actually... that made Yuuri remember something he'd been wondering for a while.

"Say, JJ?" Yuuri's voice practically dripped with curiosity. "Did something happen between you and Yurio--um, the Russian Yuri?" No one had missed the other skater's irritation whenever JJ was so much as brought up.