Abby paused in her tracks, surprised as he turned to her. "I-" She gaped, unsure of just what to say at first. "I never stopped wanting you, Thomas. You or our child, however hopeless it seemed, given that she was, for all that I knew, dead. And now to be with you, to learn that she's not- that you've had her all this time, I just- I almost can't believe it." She looked down to the space between them, biting her lower lip. "I've never stopped wanting you, and I've never stopped loving you. I couldn't bear to lose you again. But I don't- I don't want you to feel like you owe me anything, Thomas, or that you're- that you're bound by some obligation that- where it's just the right thing."