[Listens to him, knows he needs to say those things, doesn't flinch this time. He gets it, alright. He sucks.]
All I wanted were a few days. That's all. A few days. You and I, we might not be able to... to marry, or anything of the sort, but back home, we're best friends. I spend all my time around you, we have meals together, we go on missions together, we're brothers and we can laugh together and share our lives.
I can't even speak to her without an excuse. She can't even look at me without raising suspicion, not with the Cardinal watching us.
It has nothing to do with forgetting you or not loving you or whatever it is.