I know he was trying to protect it... I know he thought he'd mess things up between us. I tried to tell him then that wasn't the case... I told him the sex between us wasn't even the important part... it was being friends.

[He pauses, awkwardly. Yeah, there aren't that many ways to read that, but...] So, what... you think he wants to be included in on the relationship? Wants to be my boyfriend? He mentioned something about not-boyfriends when he was trying to start a fight between me and Teddy, but that-- wasn't the best way to bring the topic up.