Jason for a moment had a flashback to that time in the elevator as Joe drew close and for just a moment thought the man was going to kiss him. Which would have made absolutely no sense.
He swallowed and almost started to reply to what Joe was saying but kept silent. It made him uneasy what the man was saying. Mostly because he was pretty sure it was damn close to the truth. He flushed and shifted uneasily. Ok, this was good, right? This was what this thing was about? But he just wanted to run away. To run from what Joe was saying.
He could be a better person, right? Jason wasn't really sure. Maybe there was just something wrong with him from birth. Lord knew that even before their mutations showed up, he had been a troublesome child. Galen had always been the good boy, the well behaved one. Jason had always got attention when causing trouble. How could this guy he hardly knew understand that bit of him, when Jason hadn't even realized it until he had pointed it out. No wonder this 'apologizing' hadn't seemed so hard. It was just another way for him to get his punishment and attention. And then Joe gave him the out he was looking for. He didn't even care right now if he was being a coward.
Jason nodded. His heart was beating heavily in his chest. Not in passion but the beat of a heart that wanted to escape. "Ok." He said and left the room, left the building. He was shaking and rubbing his arms as if trying to keep warm. He deserved it, all of it, and more. He went into his room and flopped onto the bed. God there was nothing more that he could want right now than a good fuck.