They try to, or at least they should. But then, how am I helping you? What have I helped you with since I came home?

[ Until this exact moment, Alan hasn't stopped to think about what he hasn't been doing for Jesse. And frankly, in his mind, he hasn't done anything for her. He came home to her, but what else?

Maybe he's the one who hasn't been a good partner. ]

I don't know, but it needs to start sinking in soon. I need to start helping you with what you need.

[ Then he just stares at her with a confused expression. ] Why wouldn't I want to be with you? That was the point of all this, of fighting the story, the Dark Presence... we wanted the life we talked about and hoped for. It's my fault that we haven't gotten that yet.

[ Confusion turns into determination, and he adds: ]

I don't want to move on from that. I want a life with you, with all the weird and unusual things that might come our way.