He shook his head slightly and sighed, trying to find the words. “I almost called you a hundred times, I did, I swear… but, what I told you before was the truth – I didn’t know what to say. There I was, living on the couch of someone I hardly knew, starring in Scooby Doo 3 for Christ’s sakes. I was a failure. I… I didn’t become the person I wanted to be out there. I was just like every other actor scraping for a part, a job, enough money to eat the next day.
“I was a failure and I couldn’t just come back and… I don’t know, be your boyfriend. You deserve so much better than a failure Sydney, you do. I couldn’t disappoint you that way. And then… by the time I actually was making money, had a condo and wasn’t just Joe Nobody anymore, it was too late. Too much time had passed and I knew you had more self-respect than to just sit around and wait for me; I didn’t want you to do that. That’s the truth,” he told her firmly.