You and Joel met on the road and traveled together with a small group for several months. The first time you tried to kiss him, he stopped you, saying you were too young and too soft for a man like him, but he never explained his reasons further. You encouraged him to take a chance on you since he didn’t have many options after all. Eventually, the two of you formed some kind of relationship.

Now, after settling down in Jackson, he worries that he might have just been an option for you as well.