I...hurt before, Reeve. I always hurt. Now...finally, I don't. Not as much. Not every day and every time I am alone.

[ He waves a hand as though to dismiss his own pain. ]

I'm not... We have an arrangement. I don't expect anything to change or for you to... [ He clears his throat. ] If Poe came back, I know this would be over, and that is fine. I'm not asking you for anything.

I just want you to know that you make my life better. Not because you're fixing roads or staying up till 4am working on things. Sort of despite that, actually. You... just being you. It makes my life so much better.