Well, he was at least glad he wasn't leaving by surprise. That would be worse. But still, he wasn't ready for this. He scrubbed at the hair behind an ear.

His jaw worked for a moment. All at the same time, he was happy Philip had the opportunity, jealous that he himself hadn't, shocked by the suddenness but on top of it all, he just didn't want to see him go. Sure the circumstances were different from the last time. But he had only barely had him back longer than he had been gone.

And then there was the variable of how things had... developed between them. Unconsciously, he held on a bit more firmly to Mick.