"Just now?"

Locus's brow furrows, and he gives a vague sort of shrug. "Distracting from the discomfort of the situation, I thought. Just...not in a way I was expecting."

Because York suddenly assuming they were anything, on his own, and then acting as if they'd already had the conversation and launching into full boyfriend-mode? Hadn't been on the list of things he'd come to expect. Maybe it should have been.