( The request seems to bring him a little pause, and the flickering look he shoots over Nate isn't necessarily cool so much as it is assessing. )
If you want to.
( Is what he finally decides on, because it's the best compromise he can come up with between you don't need to babysit me and not sounding like he just doesn't want Nate to go. As irritated as he's been of late, Nate isn't the source of any of it. He still loves his company, just not the implication his mind's supplying about it right now. )
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If you want to.
( Is what he finally decides on, because it's the best compromise he can come up with between you don't need to babysit me and not sounding like he just doesn't want Nate to go. As irritated as he's been of late, Nate isn't the source of any of it. He still loves his company, just not the implication his mind's supplying about it right now. )