[He regretted his words enough when they were fresh out of his mouth. The Boss's response only makes him feel worse. Now it feels like a betrayal, like what he meant to say is that he isn't willing to relieve the Boss of a burden merely because it would inconvenience him.]

That's not...!

[It isn't what he meant. That's no lie.]

D-Do you want me to remember? I-- [He minds. He doesn't know why he minds, but he must, because he can't bring himself to say he doesn't.] I-I'd do it for you. [If he had to. If it was an order.] I just... I...

[But there's another burning truth desperate to come out, and he finds himself unable to form a single word until he gives in to it.]

What's... What's gonna happen if we both forget? What'll that make us?