It has been a long time (for her) since she's been back here.

And maybe it hasn't been such a long time, here in the bar, but he's had plenty of time to think about this. Even though he knows in his heart his mind was made up.

I can't do this.

I gotta get back home.

Doc watches her as she stands there, looking like he's tearing her apart. Again. He has to fix this he has to make it right. He swallows and then stands up himself.

"Kate, you deserve better than me but the truth is that I love you and I want to fix this. Us. However I can." A brief pause. "I know that's asking for a lot. And if you...if you can't right now...I don't blame you."