[ Well, it goes a long way between loving someone and wanting to do something about it. He knows Betty loves him, he's always known, but then he also came here expecting (and dreading) to find Leonard still living with her, so that should give her an idea of where he thought this reunion would be headed, and it sure was nowhere near a shared bed.

But he'll take that, definitely. Gladly and without questions. ]

I'm... pretty sure that chopping me up into little pieces doesn't count as being careful, you know? [ He's smiling, though, entirely amused and not the least bit serious. He knows Betty isn't either, not about the chopping up part anyway. As for the rest, he repeats his own words from before, just like he will again. He'll say them as many times as he needs to until it sinks in. ] I'm not leaving. I mean, I might want to go find a job or do grocery shopping at some point, but I'm not leaving you.