[ He shakes his head. ]

I don't mind being seen with you, TJ. Let the papers talk. But I just don't know if you want to invite that sort of thing into your life.

[ He knows they're pretty vicious to him, to them both really. He's okay with it - no one in his life to judge him, or tell him who he can and can't see. But that's not the same for TJ. ]

And I don't want this to be a secret. I'm not ashamed. I need you to know that. I just also like having a little privacy. But I know we can't have that.