To be fair, I did think of you as just a friend because that's what I thought you wanted. I made myself think that.

[His lips part ready to ask why Eric had thought he would be horrified but it's not hard to know why. Eric is older than him and while he doesn't know the story of Eric's life or even his death, he does know far too more than he would like about the nature of people.]

Never. I would never be horrified to know someone loved me.