He didn't move away from her, either. He didn't want to move away from her. He didn't want to ever leave her side. He knew that he was getting irrational about things. Still, when the one love of your life finally shows back up, with at least and understandable excuse as to why she left, how would you react?
"I don't want to be alone," he said to her. He looked into her eyes. "I'm sick of being alone."