Cormac knew he'd made a mistake, but he hadn't realized Seamus would be this upset. Or rather he had, but he'd hoped he wouldn't be.
"I know. I wasn't thinking, and I just wanted to ind out so I could tell you to stop worrying. I didn't mean to fuck everything up," he said.
"But are you that ashamed of having had a brief fling with a man that you don't want anyone to know? Do you really find it that disgusting?" Yes, he was deflecting, but it seemed like the thing to do.