[He makes no move to pull his hand away. In fact, instead, he's holding his hand tight, looking genuinely shocked by Keith's response, already shaking his head a little before Keith's finished speaking.]
Oh, Keith... no. That isn't true.
[And sort of distance Keith's put, he knows the reasons for that-- and he knows it isn't a matter of him wanting to put distance between them. He understands what Keith was dealing with, understands why it played out the way it did. It was never about him.]
[Squeezes his hand, gentle but just on the edge of desperate, needing to reassure Keith above all else, needing Keith to understand. God, he's handled this situation all wrong.]