It stopped him, he actually froze as he just looked at her. He knew her, knew her better than she knew herself sometimes. Gale knew what it took for those few simple words. He is not sure what to say, while he may be better with words his feelings were something he struggled with.

No matter what has happened, she is his Catnip. A part of him knows those, knows, no matter what life brings this one girl will be a part of him forever.

He would never say she owed him, Gale was a big boy. He made his choices and he would live with them. He expected no one to give him or owe him anything.

"I might have had some of it coming. I don't..." Well that choked him up, he turned his head, looked down at his feet then finally he looked back at her.

"I don't like not telling you things." It never felt right, even if he did it to protect her.