"It's not like that, I just..." Well, blatant denial. Aidan was his rock after all, so by losing him to what he thought was misunderstanding, was like losing his grip in a raging stream.
"Ugh, this was a mistake. I only asked you because you were the only one that seemed to want to help. I didn't know who else to talk to. It was stupid. I could have been fine on my own."