[ The words come too quick to stop the sharpness. ] To not treat me as though I'd throw you out for so much as looking at me wrong, for starters. I wanted you here with me, because we can't let go or apologize for what we think, but we're able to make this work in spite of it, but I can't -

[ At times, it's strangely like he's the only one of them that's in on it, that maybe Erik's whipsawing back and forth shouldn't have affected them, but does regardless, throwing their relationship into question where it had been unassailable. Charles thought it had. Sounding a little like defeat, Charles has had his fill of conflict tonight. ] What I want has no bearing if it isn't what you want.