"I care," he says, the words coming suddenly. "I do care."

He's not sure if he's saying he cares about Vasquez, or cares who he's fucking. Maybe it's all of it. Either way, he moves in even as he eases back from the kiss, not wanting to lose that contact between them.

"That means a lot to me. I mean, maybe it shouldn't be my business, but that's the thing. I want it to be."

Emotions are harder than he's thought about, but he is trying.