I'm not saying that's not what he said. I'm suggesting he might have said something that wasn't exactly what he meant because in his head it sounded more rational than admitting he had a feeling. Which is pretty much what I meant by boys.

[Which doesn't make it right.

And Natasha hates the truth compulsion more by the word.]

But I saw what you dying did to him once. Not hard for me to imagine that he'd put his foot in his mouth trying to avoid it again.