"...oh." Well, that explained it. She'd been crying because of him. He'd made her cry.
His hold on the girl tightened momentarily before letting her go, "And that's where my memories pick up." It made sense in an odd way. If he'd been trying to start over, he'd have wanted to forget everything before that point. Maybe that's why whatever had dropped him here had conveniently blocked that out?
If making her cry had been his intention then, it certainly wasn't that way now. Reaching up to brush at her tear stained cheek, he lowered his head so that their noses were practically touching, "It's over and done... and I don't think I'm going anywhere for a while. I'm not aiming to die again or disappear, and I promise I'll say goodbye first if I do."
What is WRONG with me? Offering promises I can't keep, hanging on someone that I willingly left behind, and almost doing something I'd have REALLY regretted..? I'm getting too close and in too deep, and this isn't good This was going to cause problems for him later, he just knew it.