His eyes widened and he lay there in shock for a beat before replying.  "Hermione...Do you honestly think I could have ever stopped?  What we have...is not something most people manage to find in a lifetime.  I know that might be confusing seeing as I left but...I swear, Hermione.  If I would have thought I was even a fraction of worthy of you, I never would have gone anywhere.  These months have been pure torture.  Harry feeds me snippets of what has been going on in your life since but it’s never enough."  