Oliver was relieved when Sam said he'd let them go. He hated even lying by omission, but this time it was out and out lying to the man. The man he knew he was falling for, that he cared about. It wasn't easy. The more lies he put in the relationship the more he'd have to explain later if... when... they ever got to that point.
His hands reached up to hold Sam's arms that were around him and squeeze, reciprocating the hug the best he could. "No reason to be sorry," he whispered back.