David had said that maybe Erik had known, which would make sense. He'd always been a perceptive guy, but he's not sure what that means now. He's terrified of David being handed enough excuses to bail on this thing between them, but he isn't able to identify that fear in himself just yet: all he knows is that his throat, for just a moment, feels weird and tight.

"You can stay here tomorrow." It would be a plea from anyone else, but Jeff is just searching. "Might throw 'em off a bit."