Finnick means what he says. Annie's gone now, back to Ireland, and while he never would have considered her a distraction she was always in his mind whenever something happened in London. He considers the ignorance bliss even if he can't be with her all the time.

"Let me know if there's anything I can do. We both know the courts aren't very pro-active on these things; it's up to those of us who live in the mortal world most of time to make things happen."