The sudden tension in Draco's voice felt like a punch in the gut; Harry felt absolutely awful for having brought that out of Draco. Though Harry couldn't blame him, it had still caught Harry unprepared and so, he visibly stalled.<br/>Instinctively, Harry wanted to admit that he wasn't sure he could offer Draco any more than this. Harry was a single parent working a full time job, and no matter how thrilling it was to Harry that Draco wanted<span style="font-style: italic">more</span>out of this, Harry knew he had no more hours to give; much less to publicly date him. Yet Harry couldn't get himself to voice any of this.<br/>At some point, his lips had parted, though coming up short of any other reply. Fearing this to be a proper, all or nothing situation, Harry didn't want to be the one to pull back.<br/>"I'm sorry," he said, not knowing what else to say. Though the words felt dumb, he<span style="font-style: italic">was</span>sorry that Draco didn't like what they had been up until now. Harry felt awful knowing that. "What would you have wanted to be different?"