"No, thank you," William answered. "You don't even have to tell him it's from me...not that you shouldn't or anything, of course, certainly you can, you just don't have to, it's not a requirement." Merlin, he needed to stop talking, he was only making it worse. If Nate didn't imagine him to be slightly unhinged at the beginning of this conversation, his opinion had likely been changed.
"Thank you," he added belatedly. "I appreciate your assistance." Pull it together, Beckett, he told himself firmly. He could wool-gather in private.