It was a question Adam wasn't sure he wanted to, or even could, answer, but at the same time, it was honest and it deserved as honest of an answer as he could bring himself to give.

He glanced down for just a moment, then back up, willing himself to meet and hold Peter's eyes.

"I could," he acknowledged. "I don't love easily. I've been betrayed too many times, been the one not chosen, the one walked away from, the one cheated on. It's hard to trust. And he...loves someone else a great deal. So, I find myself keeping my guard up, trying not to let myself fall too hard, knowing if push came to shove I am not the one he would choose." A deep breath, and then a soft acknowledgment. "But I could."