Jeff's eyes followed Nick's over to Rory again. The little one looked so damn much like Nick that Jeff almost couldn't believe it. But his attention was quickly drawn back in at Nick's words. He had to grin just a little at the blunt honesty of Nick's confession. It was a lot more like what Jeff was used to from his old BFF, and if he hadn't known any better, he would've almost -- almost -- thought they were back at school again. "Maybe it wouldn't hurt..." Jeff reasoned. "I mean, if you got a sitter for Rory one night and you just went out to a club or something and had a hookup. I mean... Seriously, if you needed somebody to look after him..." He trailed off there. He really wasn't sure why, but his offer to baby sit wouldn't come out. Something about the idea of watching Rory so Nick could go out and pull just sat wrong with him for some reason. Then Nick was jokingly assuring Jeff, and the blonde put on a look of mock offense. "Oh?" he joked. "And why not? Am I not hot enough for you to have your wicked way with? Or is it that you doubt my skills? Because I assure you, I've never had any complaints." It was all said in a tone of playful amusement, but it was still bothering Jeff for some reason. "Hate to break it to you, Nicky... but I sort of doubt Blaine will still be single then. By that point, I'll almost bet a paycheck that he and Kurt will have put a ring on it. So you might want another backup plan just in case."
As Nick changed the subject, Jeff nodded along. Nick was definitely making sense, and Jeff couldn't imagine suddenly finding yourself a single parent. Especially not in a situation like this one where it had been expected for him to have a life with Rory's mom. It had to be a rough place for anyone to be. "Yeah, I can definitely imagine that would suck," Jeff sympathized. "I mean, not that I think it being Rory's dad would suck, because he's gorgeous and he seems like a precious little guy, even if he is feeling yucky right now. But doing it all alone? Damn. I don't envy you, but Christ, do I respect you. I always thought I'd love to be a dad, but... But not alone." He tried to contain it, but a smile flickered across his face when Nick said that he was hot. "Maybe I will," he said with a shrug. "If I ever feel like going out after these crazy shifts..." Even as he spoke, it occurred to Jeff to wonder if it sounded as much like he was making excuses as it felt like... and if so, why was he making them at all?
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As Nick changed the subject, Jeff nodded along. Nick was definitely making sense, and Jeff couldn't imagine suddenly finding yourself a single parent. Especially not in a situation like this one where it had been expected for him to have a life with Rory's mom. It had to be a rough place for anyone to be. "Yeah, I can definitely imagine that would suck," Jeff sympathized. "I mean, not that I think it being Rory's dad would suck, because he's gorgeous and he seems like a precious little guy, even if he is feeling yucky right now. But doing it all alone? Damn. I don't envy you, but Christ, do I respect you. I always thought I'd love to be a dad, but... But not alone." He tried to contain it, but a smile flickered across his face when Nick said that he was hot. "Maybe I will," he said with a shrug. "If I ever feel like going out after these crazy shifts..." Even as he spoke, it occurred to Jeff to wonder if it sounded as much like he was making excuses as it felt like... and if so, why was he making them at all?