The words stick in his throat, and he has to swallow to clear the tightness away. He feels guilty, all of a sudden, and a bit ashamed at the way things have happened between them.

"I'm sorry for makin' you feel like I was just lookin' for someone to replace Yen. That was never...never what I wanted us to be. Not who I wanted you to be. I love...you. Kate Barlow, and everything she is."