"No! No, you're right. We did. I just meant, I wasn't sure if we—well, um—urgh."
He took a long gulp up beer and let out a sigh, shaking his head. "In case it isn't abundantly clear, I'm dreadful at niceties, and I'm not always very good at reading people and situations. Medical ailments I can do in my sleep. People I deliberately trained myself out of. It's nothing personal, Carol, I promise."