[He manages a weak smile.] Thanks, but-- yeah, I do. [Because it's who Scott is.] I did. I made myself believe because...it was easier, I think, to accept that the reason he was gone so long wasn't his choice. [He's staring down at his hands hanging loosely between his knees, twisting his fingers together. He thinks that's a habit he subconsciously picked up from Lydia awhile ago.]