It was an awkward moment. He wanted to hug her and tell her it was alright but he didn't want to get close to her for both of their own well being. Neither of them needed that emotional and physical pain. Not with growing sense that something was beyond just a little bit wrong and had Alliance written all over it. As always, his tough exterior won out. He sighed and looked away.
He muttered some curses under his breath and waited a moment, trying to sort this all out. "I ain't gonna be around kids, Niki. There ain't going to be an us. You have Micah now." He nodded and began to walk away. He always made the girls cry. It's what he did. He flew solo and that's how it had to be. No kids, no pets, no relationships.
As he walked away, something else struck him. He turned around and added, "While I was out trying to figure out my ass from a gorram hole in the ground someone told me I seem to have a double too. I'm pretty sure he's an evil double but I'm really not too sure yet. He seemed like an alright fellow on the boards-- he knew you, though. You probably should have mentioned that too." The words flew out of his mouth without the realization that he had said them. A part of him didn't mean it, however the rest did. "...Take care of your kid." He mumbled guiltily as he turned away to go once more even more now torn between wondering if she was with the Alliance or just thrown into the same pit of gorram hell as himself.