"I do. I really do. And it's so very tempting. I might." She nods. "I might just take you up on it. Leading the X-Men isn't what I had hoped. It feels more like I am taking up a task that nobody else wants anymore. And maybe that's for the best. Maybe..." she shrugs again and waves the waiter over for a refill of her tea.

"I know," she says, looking back at him. "And I would never put you in that position. "And I figured you did. Calling me, checking on me, even coming all of the way out here? You still care about me." She begins to pick at her toast and eggs. "And I'm not taking you away from anyone, am I?"