[What an ass, he doesn't say. Because Jamie very well would have done the same, depending on where he was in his life. Perhaps he was the ideal choice to be Eliot after all. But he also knows how it feels to be Quentin here, the crushing heartbreak of--realizing that someone may not love you the way you thought they did.]

We are more alike than you know, my dear, [he says quietly.] But I can't say I would have done anything different in your shoes.

[Jamie sighs and he taps the screen to switch to video. Why not. They can be heartbroken together.]

I'm sorry if it hurt you.