brows pull at the harsh laugh that bubbles out of usual smiling brims and he's frowning , " yes , syd .. i'm always here for you . you know that . is there a joke i'm missing ? " timbre is rougher than he meant it to be , but irritation is starting to mount . not only with her , but himself , and his girlfriend , and the whole lot of it . it's drama that he doesn't deem necessary — and it's starting to wear on him . " i know , i know ... but she thinks we're too close , or whatever . that there's — " feelings involved is what he doesn't say . and the problem is , she isn't completely wrong . there were definitely feelings involved , but he'd laid those to rest ( or convinced himself he did ) and melanie could sense it . " come on , that's not true . that's bullshit . i'm here right now , aren't i ? i didn't choose anybody over anyone . i'm just .. trying to make everyone happy and it's proving damn near impossible . i don't want to have to choose — there's no reason we can't all ... coexist . "