[He actually bristles a little at that. He's not proud of what he did, but he's never going to look for an excuse, never going to try to pretend that it was anyone else's doing but his own. He needs it to have been his choice, even if it was a shitty one. For once in his life, it was his Goddamn choice.]

Jesus Christ, it wasn't personal, okay? I needed a warm fucking body. Sucks that it was him, but it's no different from any of the other shit we went through over there.