yeah, absolutely! I mean, that's totally understandable. I can see how it would kind of be a lot right now

And the last thing anyone needed, really, was for Liz to get overwhelmed and burn down the bar to start the New Year...

Several anxious drumming of his fingers on his phone and a good deal of fidgeting later, he added:

maybe we could do something, just the two of us?

And as soon as he sent it, doubt flooded in like a broken dam, and he quickly added:

if you wanted! Idk. Maybe? You can totally think about it! No problem if not, that's fine too!