So that's why she was looking for her, maybe? Or, well, the fact that they're the same person would be enough of a reason. There's (usually) no one you know better than yourself. You trust yourself and rely on yourself more than the people you have around you.

He nods again. He won't prod any further. He's aware there's a lot more - the fact that she said so herself is a pretty big cue and all - but he wouldn't want to push something else at her right now even if he had anything else to add. It's obviously painful. He knows about wanting to avoid that kind of stuff.

"Sorry for just springing that on you."

He's sure he understands his reasons for asking. ...because they are obvious. But it was still probably very sudden and he's just not very good at taking that into too much consideration.