It hadn't been meant to sound passed tense as much as ... the project gave them a gift. There was that one night, where maybe something could have happened, but didn't. They were a thing now, though. Right? He thought they were a thing, anyway. He supposed he'd really know when they talked.
"Don't bother. I'll be alright." He said softly, he reached his left hand out to play gently with her hair.