Steve wants to leave, not because he wants to be away from Maeve but because he just wants to be alone to think through all of this so he doesn't do anything stupid. He wants to talk it out with Robin or Hopper to see if maybe they can talk him down, or make it seem like it's not that big of a deal.

But then he looks down at Maeve, who is curled up in the corner of the sofa, quiet and small, and Steve knows that he can't leave. Because that's what people do to Maeve, and he can't be another one of those people.

"Hey, Maeve. Come on," he says as he sits down next to her, reaching out to put his hand on her knee. "I'm not going anywhere, okay? I'm just... surprised, I guess. I didn't realize how much I cared about this."