[ So now he was concerned with doing potential harm to him. Funny. ]

Because you slowly poisoning yourself doesn't? If this was about my happiness, Albert, you wouldn't have spent the past three months chainsmoking without telling me.

[ No. It was about his apprehension and lack of trust. Nothing more, nothing less. Especially given that he hadn't even felt that strongly about here when they started dating. Would have left her, even. ...Might still have, if it weren't for this lovely shit sandwich he'd just been served. ]