It-- [ He starts and stops, breathing out. Dammit. Allison has actually become a good friend and he was hoping he could... not fuck this one up.

Still, he doesn't want to lie to her, when he's done so much of it before. ]

That was part of it. There was something Scott had that I wanted to know. But I also just liked you, Allison.

You were my friend then and you're still my friend now.

[ There's a long pause and he swallows. This comes quieter and there's a good deal of shame in the tone. ] And I'm sorry.