"Something with Derek?" Thomas repeated, glancing over and finding Derek in the crowd. Thomas had thought about a lot of things when it came to Derek but his feelings were a general mess and he didn't really know what he wanted and how to go about getting it.

"I -- maybe not something but I've noticed him," Thomas said, not sure if that was the right thing to say or even if it was true. Maybe he had thought of something more but just hadn't acted on it because of everything else that took precedence.

"I'm not really someone who should be doing that, though," he insisted with a shake of his head. "I've just stopped thinking I'm gonna die. I wouldn't want to put that on him. I wouldn't want to put that on anyone until I know what I'm doing. I've got some other things I should take care of first."