He looked over at her, teary eyes glowing bright, bright green.
Even through his tears, he could understand what she was saying. He had been wrong a year ago. He had been wrong up until a second ago. She hadn't ever wanted him to stay away - they were friends, even if they had never spoken the words to confirm it. He had just jumped to an inaccurate conclusion, ready to lose her like he had lost everyone else before. Like he was losing everyone now, because Alex was so busy spending time with her dad that she barely spent with him anymore. And James was so busy with Wally that he didn't realize how much Jason had been alone.
"I want you around too," he said. "I-I didn't forget about you and Eddie. I thought about you two every single day, but I was too scared to go back and see how you were doing."
His hand went for his wrist again, but Megara's grip on it was enough to make him pause - even if he could have easily wrenched his hand free from her grasp.
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