[Peter is extremely tired, and terrible at reminding himself that he's not alone when it comes to protecting everyone. As much as he hates getting like this in front of other people, he's glad that Ben's here to help him get his shit together right now.

Now that he's calmed down a bit, he takes a second to rub his eyes before he finally starts to detach himself from Ben. Hugs are always nice, but they make having a conversation a little awkward.]

Um. I... honestly don't know if I should? I mean, I don't wanna freak her out or anything, and now that I know it's happening, I can take steps to keep it from happening again. S-sorry I got weird a minute ago, it's just.. this is all really freaky, but we can figure it out. So like, why scare her, you know?

[Why yes, Peter does respond well to humor. He rubs the back of his neck a bit awkwardly and chuckles.]

Sorry, sorry. I've been distracted. We haven't been dating that long, only since the spa came back online. I fell in a pool while I was trying to ask her out, because of course I did.