"And I'm proud of who you," she pointed out quietly. "I'm proud of you for being the hero you are ... but sometimes, sometimes I just don't think that there's a place in your life for me any longer. I know you're trying to balance things out, but I can't help how I feel."

And they both knew that in an alternate universe, her not saying that feeling had led to a break-up, a kidnapping, and him not knowing he had a daughter for eighteen years.