[ He huffs, dramatic and sulky, and so much like a moody teenager. ]

I don't care.

[ But he can detect the lie from his own heartbeat, and when he talks about the betas, he looks at him again, thoughtfully and searchingly. ]

I gave them a life they would never have had otherwise. [ He honestly believes that, at this point, that the bite for them truly was a gift, even if it still wasn't enough to keep them in Erica and Boyd's case. But they were all badly off when he found them, and they had so much more potential with their new abilities and confidence to go with them. ] I have them the choice and they took it. Scott doesn't understand that because he didn't get the same option. But he will, in time.