Parker scooted closer to her once she did, he too not wanting to be apart from her while having this conversation. And if he was going to try and tell her all that he felt tonight, before she left, he better do so now. Otherwise, he might lose her in the sense that he feared.
"I know, and you'll hear from me every chance I get." He paused and met her gaze. "I guess what I'm trying to say, Sara, is..." He'd called her Sara. He definitely was being serious about this. "I'm going to wait for you. However long it takes. I'll be here when you get back. I know I may not be the best for you, and that's why I can't ask you to do the same, but..." And the but just sort of trailed off. He didn't know where to go from there.