Anthony finally made eye contact with Elijah as the latter held his face, and Anthony had no choice but to look and listen to him. "I—okay," he nodded, about to protest somehow but deciding against it, in the end. The words Elijah said made him tear up a bit again—he isn't used to these sorts of things and he wasn't sure if he ever will be. "isn't—isn't that what lovers do, though? Protect and help eachother?" He asked, not really wanting an answer but asking anyways. Sheepishly running his fingers through Elijah's hair, he realized the words he had used—shit. It was a bit early in their relationship for the whole 'lovers' thing, wasn't it?