[... ... ... drops his hands away with a small nod, looking away for a moment to just take a deep breath]
Don't worry about me. I get it. I know what... what all this means to you. For both of you. [As much as he can understand it, because it isn't as if he's ever been in this position or ever will be]
You said it yourself. You and I spend almost every day together, back home. You should take the chance you have here to be with her, when that's what you really want.