"It's been sometime... I have forgotten." Now it's his turn to cry, but at least she is holding him. One of the creatures sobs aloud, but he doesn't try to hold it back.

After all it's a part of him that was driven so far to ... get her back.
"I'm ... sorry," he murmured, knowing the apology wasn't meant for her, exactly. But ... Christine is Christine. She'll probably understand.