He felt a little choked up. He couldn't even get out what he'd wanted to say next, he just had to take a breather. When he did croak out an answer, he felt his throat tighten. "I messed up really bad." But in the way things had worked out, the fact that he'd stayed around for Zoe, he may have never ran into Nike, and things wouldn't be where they were now. "I felt what she must have felt every time I left." He wiped at his eyes. He must have looked pathetic to her.