:-)
His shoulders go down, and a small smile forms on his lips. "I think I can work with that," he agrees, relieved, but still has to clarify, "Though of course you get a say. He cares about you a lot, and about what you think and feel, and - well - it may not go so deep with me but I'll still care about how you feel too. I wouldn't want to hurt you, if I can avoid it."
His lips twitch a bit at the lean-in and mock-not-mock threat, but he addresses it seriously. "As for hurting him, you know I'd never do that intentionally. I seem to be unfortunately rather good at doing it unintentionally, but I will always regret it, and I will always do whatever I can to mend that hurt. Good enough?"