"I'm sorry, Cass. I thought I just needed time. After the jungle, I just didn't want to ruin your relationship with him. I just wanted you to be happy and by the time I realized that he was gone...you were so mad at me and things went downhill from there."

He'd just wanted some time to get his head around the possibility of them getting back together, but by that point he'd started looking at other people. He'd started being ready to date again, not that he had anyone to date. He'd just been afraid to tell Cassie.