He relaxes, just a little, at Arthur's touch. But it's obvious he's still-
Having Ashton do the same thing, and then having Misty act as if Not Saying Anything made everything better-
It all added up to needing to address it, needing to look at his mistake and admit it to Arthur. He breathes out slowly and finally meets Arthur's eyes.
"You don't have to say anything. A-and it's obvious now that I did kill Parker, given... well, given that he came back. But," he swallows, hard, "I realized that while I've apologized for... being cruel, I never apologized for lying to you. Or for... giving into my fear instead of believing in you and hurting you for it. And no matter how far we are past that, you-"
He clears his throat.
"You deserve to hear those apologies. And you deserve to know the truth."
Re: After his talk with Ashton
Having Ashton do the same thing, and then having Misty act as if Not Saying Anything made everything better-
It all added up to needing to address it, needing to look at his mistake and admit it to Arthur. He breathes out slowly and finally meets Arthur's eyes.
"You don't have to say anything. A-and it's obvious now that I did kill Parker, given... well, given that he came back. But," he swallows, hard, "I realized that while I've apologized for... being cruel, I never apologized for lying to you. Or for... giving into my fear instead of believing in you and hurting you for it. And no matter how far we are past that, you-"
He clears his throat.
"You deserve to hear those apologies. And you deserve to know the truth."