[He does know. He has friends here, he has Erik and Jean, and he knows he's not alone. But it's always been easier, even right after Cuba, to pull everything back and put up a facade for other people so they know they can rely on him if they needed it.]

I know. [And you are not alone, that he had people who cared as much as he did would always be something he could call upon as a rallying point.] I just don't want you to feel like you can't come to me with a problem because I might be upset about something.