When he saw the look in her eyes, he paused. Lowering his head slightly. He didn't like to see her like this. It made him feel...helpless. "I know... I wish things were different."

Tracing a hand soothingly down her back for a moment, he took a step back. Reaching out to take her hand and hold it tightly. "But Jonas is the luckiset person in the omniverse to have you with him. And I can't get in the way of that. I can't be that selfish." A pause. "Do you...understand?"