Oh. Yeah, that- makes sense. [ He hadn't thought of it like that, and he feels another stab of regret knowing he's hurt her too, just like people in her past have. ] I'm coming back, you know. I just- I don't know exactly when that'll be. Soon, I hope.

Even if you're not in Bright Falls when I do, I'll find you somehow. Maybe. Hopefully. No, not hopefully. I'll do it.

[ And he hopes she doesn't take that in a creepy, possessive way, because that's not what he means. ]

Maybe both of us just need to come back to Bright Falls, even if it takes us a little while to get there. That's just where we'll meet up.

[ It's too optimistic, too hopeful, but part of Alan's already latched onto the idea. ]