"That's when treatment starts," he replied. "I'll need to be there to take care of Cait."
He shook his head at Cormac's question. "No, I think it needs to come from me," he sighed heavily. "I'm just not sure how to do it. I don't know if she'll understand or if she'll surprise me and completely understand...I just don't know."
He brought his hands to his face, and rubbed at some of the scruff he'd allowed to grow over the past couple of days. "I need to shave."