"We're all figuring this out as we go, aren't we? I swear if I understood what I felt last night, I'd explain it to you." He crosses his arms defensively, catches himself at it, and drops them to grip the counter edge behind him.

What he's feeling right now might wind up a bigger problem, in any case. The little bit of self preservation he has is telling him not to ask this question... but he does anyway.

"...what do you mean none of us are together? You let a guy put you in a collar and grope you in front of everybody, and you're not together?"