Cougar cares. Cougar cares about this because he wants Jake to think about this for years. He wants Jake to think of this fondly and know that Cougar is making up for lost time and for lies. He heads for the desk and opens it, padding across the room and kicking off his boots and socks gracefully as he walks. He twists the hairband and works his hair up into a bun at the top of his head so now it won't distract him.

"Stomach," is what he says. "You."