Cougar sort of wants to know. If there had been an actual other man named A and Jake had to choose between the two of them, would he have lost? It's the sort of thing he doesn't want to linger on, but he doesn't have to, luckily. "There was also this," he says, handing over the manila envelope to Jake as he sits on the edge of the bed, watching him without flinching.

"And not insecure. I just know I could lose you to someone else, if you really feel that deep." He withdraws the envelope from Jake's reach. "Would you leave me?"