At the touch, Jeff blinks owlishly, then shoots Beau a teasing grin. "Did you miss me?"

Admit it. You missed him. You missed him and his awesome taste in music.

"I was--" Jeff waves a hand vaguely. "--around." What a great, specific answer, full of detail. "Hitchhiking, you know, going wherever the road took me. Like, um, Jack Cadillac or whatever."

You know, that guy. The road guy. Anyway, Jeff has never read On the Road, but at least he can assume Beau hasn't, either, so he can pretend to be totally worldly without instantly getting called out.