[The syrup coating her words is pleasant to the ears, but ultimately makes this worse. Shouldn't she be the one upset beyond recognition? Shouldn't he be the one comforting her with sweetened words?]

I do understand. 'S how I don't know why you're back.

[It doesn't really matter to him that there was no good way to handle the information. Just because he was between a rock and a hard place doesn't mean Anabel had to suffer for it. After all she had been through, she didn't deserve to be hurt further, but there it was.]

I was out of your life for ten years. All of them were spent lying to you. [It's as if he can't help himself; she's back, sharing a new intimacy with him and expressing wishes to remain, yet Nanu still tries to make her see him as unforgivable.] You deserve better.

[The color that had been returning to their house seems to stall, halfway back to its full saturation. At the same time, Nanu's hold on Anabel tightens and as a result, he leans further into her. Closer. As if he's physically trying to keep her there while mentally trying to ward her off. Two conflicting sides of himself, speaking one way but acting another. He's blind to what he truly wants, and subconsciously, he's attempting to prevent himself from sabotaging it once and for all.]