"I was having a long and complicated conversation with someone." He starts out, finger running down the spine of his book in an absentminded attempt to calm his nerves and keep his hands occupied. "And it raised some questions that I think are really important that I ask."

There's a pregnant pause after this remark, Jonathan taking a deep breath and collecting himself before going in to ask the actual question he really wanted to ask. He didn't know how this was going to go, how he even wanted it to go, but... it needed to be asked.

"I don't understand exactly what we are. What our relationship is."