Still... if it hadn't been for that, they probably wouldn't have ended up here. At least not so early. "Tell you what- if you see me in a compromising position, where I might be... not myself or about to do something you think I'd regret, either to myself or someone else, let's just say you've got permission to stop me."

Because he could. He'd be able to. And that felt like such a relief to know.