Then by starstruck

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"Remember how he used to be?"

"Mostly."

"Yeah, it does seem so distant now, doesn't it?"

"Mmhmm."

"I mean then, he was so outgoing, so - funny, so - "

"Happy?"

"Yeah."

"Oh well."

"What happened?"

"Life happened."

"Yes, but life happened to us, too. Have we changed all that much? Am I really a different person?"

"Not as much. But to some extent, yes."

"But he changed more."

"Yes."

"Why?"

"There's not an answer to every question."

"There is to this one."

"Maybe."

"Well, what do you think?"

"Me? I don't know."

"Yes, you do."

"I think... I think he was in love."

"With him?"

"With her."

"Whom?"

"T'Pol."

"Oh. Why?"

"Little things."

"Maybe... maybe he was. But I don't think so."

"Why not?"

"Remember how opposed he was to everything she did? Every choice she made? He couldn't have loved her."

"He was bitter."

"Bitter?"

"Earth was gone. His old friend was ill - not to mention that the woman he loved - "

"You don't know he loves - loved her."

"But he did. It's the only explanation."

"Not really."

"Yes, it is. Think of it - if you loved someone, and suddenly everything was turned upside down and that person - the one that you loved - showed a deep devotion for someone else. A devotion deep enough to leave behind their life for that other person."

"You really think he was in love with her?"

"Yes."

"And now?"

"I don't know. Maybe he still is."

"Maybe?"

"Maybe not."

"Oh."

"It's not now that matters. It's then."

"Then?"

"Yes."