Spock may, however, know who exactly it is that Leonard does love more than platonicly, he'd been too close and too tipsy too often for it not to have vibrated out of his damn skull while handing the Vulcan a drink. Either him or Nyota had to have it figured out, probably both of them, they each have seen the best and worst of Leonard when it comes to the matters of giving far too many damns about one brilliant, exhausting man.

Not that Leonard would trade a single day of it for the world.

"...I'm sorry." He manages, once he catches his breath. "I didn't- I didn't wanna do this alone, but I didn't wanna drag you into a no-win scenario."