[He leaned over a little to nudge his shoulder against hers. Just a little, a small apology for the mom spiel thing.]

Pretty sure he was almost gonna walk out even when he could.

[He sighed, reaching up to rub his hand across his neck.]

Look, I'm not like... trying to enable a problem. If I thought that's what was up I wouldn't have offered anything. It's just... telling him that it's okay to be who he is in the most basic way possible. You gotta trust 'em first.