Who was hurt due to Ford loving someone? You know, besides him? Plus he didn't quite count since Ford had no idea and Tycho had every intention of having it stay that way. Ford had enough going on and Tycho was aware that he was also currently a mess given everything he was dealing with after his fathers death.

And there it was, confirmed subtly for him. He. Well, that was often the norm for people like them so he wasn't too surprised to hear it. "Which part did you fear I might forsake our friendship for? That it was a he or that he was a married man?" Tycho asked.