Hah. [he can't help the dry laugh.] Calling me a "jerk" for that time is an understatement. I was pretty messed up.

[was. so he does acknowledge that things are different now, but...

he's still leaning away from her, his chin resting against his propped up hand.]

But even if things are different now—[he glances at her.]—it's only been, what, almost two years? I'm pretty sure anyone else wouldn't be sitting next to me right now if that had happened to them.