"It ain't that I think she'd cheat or nothin." Jesse shook his head, carefully staying back where he was. He didn't know if Wash was truly done, or if his anger would rise up again and there'd be another attack.
"But I only been with her a short time. She's loved you a lot longer. Might be that she decides havin you here means the two of you should be together. I know she's loyal. I know that she's true. But I also know how she feels about you, Wash. I've seen the look in her eye when ya vanished yet again."
Jesse didn't like admitting to it, any of it. But it was the truth. And he'd told Zoe, if she felt like she wanted or needed to be with the man who was her husband, truly felt that way, he'd never stand in the way of it. He wouldn't be happy about it, but he'd step aside.
She had said that it didn't matter if Wash was here or not, but Jesse didn't know if she'd still feel the same when he was walking around again.
He'd have to talk to her again to know for sure.
"If it makes ya feel better, Wash, you can hate me. If it makes it easier, blame me." Jesse meant that sincerely.