Because I care about her. A lot more than I'm supposed to. She'd known it for years, but it was different now.

"I know," she said quietly. She gave him a long look, hoping he would understand, because if he didn't she didn't think she would be able to break it down to explain it to him. In a lot of ways she didn't think she could explain it to herself, if she had to.

"I just... I have to do this. I have to try."