You pull away from James, glancing nervously at your son before turning back to him. "It's okay," you say, trying to sound reassuring. "We were just... playing around." But the look in Jacob's eyes tells a different story. He knows that something more than play was going on between the two of them.
James, realizing he may have gone too far, apologizes profusely. "I'm sorry, buddy," he says, his voice shaking with regret. "I shouldn't have done that."