He felt the tension, but maybe he just chose to overlook the flinch or maybe he couldn't deal with it. Regardless, when she brushed his hand away..it felt like a punch in his chest. Like a punch from someone who could lift a car or maybe that would have been a vacation compared to the weight he felt on his being now. But he kept reminding himself that he was the one who left, he had to deal with this now..be strong, that's how he got her in the first place.
"We all change, Megan."
He reached up, scratching his thumb along his chin as he thought back to the incident. He still couldn't make out too much, but what he did remember was the fact that..no, keep it shut up for now.
"I don't quite know. I just remember coming to in the desert, took me awhile to find out where I was at. I spent some time in Africa, then went around to different places..investigating people with abilities. And seeing what caused my changes. I think the various forms of controlled radiation mixed with some released variant particles, possible convergence in spatial dimensions..dark matter mixed in a very small amount maybe?"
Yeah, he got distracted by science, but he shook it off and took a deep breath. Slowly stepping away from her, bowing his head a bit and grabbing her phone..he pressed a few keys rapidly before setting it back down. Moving closer to her again, she could see by the posture that he wanted to kiss her..but he stopped himself.
"I'll go, I understand you need some time. I put my new number in your phone, I've got to go talk to Moretti. I'm staying at at hotel, the small one near the bridge."