He didn't have to be encouraged all that hard, but still held himself as erect as possible before sitting on the bed. He resisted the urge to collapse as tempting as it was, and pulled his legs onto the bed without pulling the covers up. "I was telling Aaron that I'll only be staying as long as I have to." He meant it as a promise. They were both already far too involved in this for his liking, and the sooner he could extricate them from it, the better.