Ronan was surprised that Jamie had owled. With Cass out and Potter working less, he had the impression that things were not going well. Ben's next comment explained the reason for the owl.
He sat on the piano stool, next to Ben and put an arm around him. "We'll go see him." He kissed Ben's cheek and rested his chin on his lover's shoulder. He wouldn't say anything stupid like 'everything will be all right', because they both knew it wasn't true. Instead he asked what mattered, "Are you okay?"