Thank you, but it's... It's okay. I'm just preparing for the worst and then maybe I'll be pleasantly surprised.

[And then he pauses again as well, deciding how much more to say and still feeling like he shouldn't cause her even more concern, but part of the reason he tends not to start talking is that it's really difficult to stop. So after another few seconds he continues, hesitant but less distant as he does so.]

It's just... My girlfriend, Daisy, she's um... We're expecting a baby in a few months.

[And dealing with the fact that he probably won't be there is easily the hardest part of everything. He could handle not knowing for sure, or knowing that he doesn't make it, if it weren't for that.]