Teddy's eyes snap back to Billy's face at the sudden shift in his tone. He swallows, hard, and can tell from the tug around his forehead and the stinging in his eyes that he's going to lose it if he doesn't focus. It was bad enough when it was- what it was, but watching it upset Billy makes it worse.

"I don't want this to be a- a thing, between you and your friends. I'm- That's the last thing, Billy, that I'd ever..."