And there are no words for Jake to explain it either. Here he is thinking about the water, Cougar's body against his own, imagining what is about to happen and realizing that while his motives to play may be good, the thoughts he's suddenly having are not. They're wrong, and it's not fair to Cougar.

Because no matter how Jake is starting to realize how he feels about Cougar, he knows Cougar. He knows the man he is, and the woman he finds attractive. Jake doesn't qualify in any way, shape, or form.

He manages a smile, that's tight and crooked and wrong though he's trying and snorts as he rolls his eyes. "Look man, it's not right of me to obliterate you. In the kitchen of all places. Others could walk in," he points out. Sure, that's it.