[Crow's eyes remain locked on Rean the entire time he speaks. Listening. Hearing him out. After a lifetime and a half of brushing him off and pushing him away, that's the least he could do. Rean's not the only one who can learn from his past mistakes.

Maybe he just needs to start embracing the fact that there's someone out there who won't leave. Who...

Dammit, he can't even think the word without his stomach doing flips.]

Jeez...you really know how to make a guy all flustered. We're gonna get down there to Elliot and I'm gonna be a blushing maiden...

[He sighs, though, his smile all but lighting up his face.]

Then it's about time I stopped running, too.