Eddy did not fight it as Luke pulled away. It seemed about that time, that need for distance before things got too weird, though they may have already crossed that line. It was weird in the sense that Eddy didnt want Luke to leave, that he wanted someone to stay for once.<br/><br/>This must be the midlife crisis taking hold. Before he could stop himself, Eddy heard himself say "You dont have to leave." Soft as anything as if it weren't his own voice saying it.<br/><br/>He already knew that to be a bad idea. Something might start from this, no matter how many times Eddy might tell himself 'just for tonight'. The man was in a vulnerable place, as his therapist so liked to point out. He was liable to make bad decisions, though he wasnt sure how that made it any different from the rest of his life.<br/><br/>"You can stay the night if you want," Eddy continued, mouth running on its own, "otherwise I'd have to walk you back again because I don't think you can actually walk now."<br/><br/>And then he'd have to make the walk back here alone, and he was already so tired. He let Luke infer the rest, hoping that it would convince the boy to stay.<br/><br/>5 years of therapy and he still couldnt speak his feelings honestly.