"Oh, I don't know," Billy says before he can help himself, "it might have something to do with you being family and that I might actually care about you."

Which is kind of strange to say out loud, but it's been so ever since his hesitance about Erik had been wiped away with that trip inside his head. Painful as it had been to experience, Billy didn't think anyone could walk away from that without caring for Erik even a little bit.

If only he didn't make it so difficult.