Steve snorts softly. "I haven't been that guy for years."

Honestly, in a lot of ways, Steve isn't sure he can even pull it off - going back, pretending to be him, even to avert what's coming.

"But I don't feel any different than I did when we got dumped off." Except worse, maybe. Terrified. But that's got nothing to do with it, he knows. "I figure that must not matter, either."

He just wishes he didn't have to deal with this. But he does, because wishing never made things how he wanted them. "I just feel - I don't know." Not ready. Definitely not ready for people to be happy about it.

Still, "I'm sorry I didn't come by sooner."