Noah pauses, his expression dimming when Ronan doesn't play along and he realizes he overstepped. He'd said it without thinking, the sort of inappropriate joke he'd have been able to make with Ronan months ago and not mean anything, but it's not just that. Not knowing how Ronan feels about him, and knowing how he feels about Ronan.

He looks back to Little Ro, watching the kitten as he goes back to petting him. "Nothing."