Cougar's still worried, of course, but he doesn't want to let it show. After all, he can't go getting a reputation for being overly worried enough to let it show on his face, because then people will know just how soft he can be, inside. He heads inside and follows, arching a brow to say that he might not be his mother, but that tone isn't appreciated. "You're not," is his blunt reply, shaking his head at Tim.

"For now, call me friend and mother, because I'm not leaving you," he says, knowing Jake will take care of things at home. "Not until you seem more lucid."