"...I know" He sighs quietly. It wasn't fair of him to expect her to just sit and wait for his return, to put her entire life on hold just on the prospect that he would come home in one piece but he has developed a particular type of selfishness that made him want to hope she would anyway. He lowers his head until it hangs between his shoulders, closing his eyes for a few beats, a dry laugh escapes him as she continues to speak. "I don't have much choice," He argues gently. Adrian has never been one to be hung up over someone, after losing his family, he had closed himself off to the idea of ever having that kind of connection again. He is now in a situation where he wants the best of both worlds, a relationship with Jackie and his career without one bleeding into the other. "You're giving me your blessing to move on?" He questions, when he finally looks at her again, only to try to plant doubt in her mind, and prompt her to consider her own words. Jackie's words hit harder than Adrian realises, "No, they are not" He confirms in a bitter tone, but he'd be completely delusional not to agree. "You see, my dilemma with this is that I cannot stay away from you. Even with the demands of my work, which I'm still very much dedicated to, my mind is always with you"