[She always does what she chooses, now that she has the strength to be able to choose. No one tells her what to do anymore, and the things she does are very rarely out of anything resembling obligation.

He knows this. He's dealt with it from her more than enough times.

He pulls back to look at her, and her expression is vulnerable, as if she's afraid he'll say no. It only hurt more to know that she turned him away when he likely felt the way she does now.]

I just...I watched you practically die and I can't stop thinking about it.

[She feels like she needs to explain, to prove that she's not just doing this for him.]

If you left tomorrow, I'd regret it if I'd kept doing what I'm doing.

[She needs to make her decisions based on the now and not what might happen. She can live with that, no matter what happens later.]

So if you want to be, then I'm here. I don't want to waste time anymore.