I understand. [He says it firmly, not tenderly, his eyes still locked intently on Dean's. For him, it's Dee. It will always be Dee. And he'll always forgive her, but that doesn't make it any easier.] And I won't do that. If things... change back, and if it's within my power to do so, if it's not the Admiral's decision, you'll know first. I won't do anything without talking to you. I promise.

[And he's a liar and a traitor and a spy, even to the person he loves most in the world, but... whatever in Dean makes him trust him anyway, he hopes it will trust him on this.]