He still didn't want to quite look at her, but his thumb stroked small circles across the top of her hand as he breathed out deeply.

"You said it before, Sarah, but..."

This time, he finally turned a bit towards her, but his head was down, his eyes hidden behind his curls.

"I want you to stay with me...indefinitely. But your life is so much shorter than mine, Sarah, it's selfish for me to ask such a sacrifice of you. And it's not exactly the best life for a human to live out, I know."