[ He listens, because yeah, this is a serious subject, for both of them-- even if Jeff gets the sense that they might have skipped a few conversations between Point A and Point... Z, because Jeff's still not sure what their status even is.

But he knows what he wants it to be, at least, and if Cam's already thinking this far ahead, about the complications of their real lives, then it means he probably wants this to be the same thing. Right?

Except Jeff doesn't have much of a chance to respond to any of this yet, because Cam's starting to work himself up into a bundle of nerves. The more he talks, the worse it seems to get. ]

Hey. [ Jeff reaches for Cam's hand, stroking his thumb over the other man's knuckles. ] Easy. It's okay. [ He lifts Cam's hand to press a kiss to it. He'd take it a step further and kiss Cam, full-on, but in the context of this conversation, he's not sure if that would be, like, cheating. A shortcut to reassurance, another deflection so Jeff wouldn't have to directly address things.

He wants to be direct for Cam. ]

If we went home tomorrow, I would still want to continue this. With you. Cameron Waltz. [ NO AMBIGUITY THERE. ] I'd want to at least try.