Because the reason I left isn't the same reason I stayed gone.
[He rakes a hand through his hair, growing frustrated and struggling to contain it. It isn't her fault. She has a right to be upset with him, and he knows it.]
I left because I needed to clear my head. Because -- [He looks away for a moment, remembering his conversation with Isaac. Because there's no way that Scott and Lydia could heal if he was around as a constant reminder of what they'd lost. Of what he'd done. And he's stayed away for so many reasons. Because eventually he's going to give them back the missing piece: the thing they need the most.
Allison.]
Because I needed to be away from all of it for awhile. And then Morrell showed up and she told me she wanted to train me and I thought that was my chance to actually make a difference. To do something useful for once. To try and fix things.