It probably says something about how he's grown as a person that the unintentional innuendo doesn't make him smirk or think anything in particular. Really. He's as surprised as anyone else.

Maybe they're closer to bros than bros with pining now. Maybe.

"I did, she asked about you. If you were okay. I told her some jackass slipped you a tab of stims when we weren't looking and you felt like you were going to crawl out of your skin." Not entirely inaccurate. "She's had bad trips before and wants you to know it's much better doing them when A) you know you're doing them and B) Post orgasm. There was a suggestive wink meant for you involved, I can't replicate it."