"Why should he want me in his life now, once he has no need of this place to stay? I'm not exactly a model father." He doesn't think Daniel should feel obligated to keep him in his life just because Gale had done just as much as any decent (or not-so-decent) man would've done.

"No, it -- it isn't that." He scrubs a hand over his jaw. Perhaps this was a silly idea, trying to talk to his brother about his meaningless problems.

"It doesn't feel right, sometimes. I probably just haven't been getting enough sleep."