[Inwardly, he tells himself to settle down after that kneejerk reaction, but it's hard. He takes slow, quiet breaths to calm himself before carefully, delicately leaning against Drew again.]

Right... Sorry about that.

[He wonders if Dorian had mentioned—but then again, Toby hadn't specified that he and Dorian were together. So maybe it was the same, the other way around.

As for Abduxel... Well, Toby chastises himself in his thoughts; his reaction was an absolute embarrassment. How could he have lost his cool so quickly, or reveal to anyone else his frustration? Toby can't let Dorian find out what Abduxel puts him through just so he could be together and happy with Dorian, and a part of that means hiding it from anyone else who might side with Abduxel.]

I know them; they're not bad, not really. [This is part truth and part rationalization. Toby is still fighting the sting of hurt that comes with his conflicted feelings about Abduxel, and trying to guard himself from the possibility of Dorian breaking his still-healing heart again.] Things are complicated, is all. I-I really am sorry about that. Because you're right, it's not a big deal...

[He tries to shut down that part of his brain that is thinking about all this way too hard.]