"Oh. I'm sorry. I didn't mean to assume." Jason rubs a hand over his mouth, as though the gesture could erase the awkwardness of the words coming out of his mouth. But he doesn't know how to discuss this sort of thing without making it awkward.

"Fair enough," he settles on eventually, managing the energy for a small smile though it lacks the usual luster of a Jason McConnell grin.

"Yeah, I'm fine," Jason says, coating the lie with another shrug.