The hesitation pings wrong, but Neal doesn't connect that with any of Jeff's dubiously scary behavior. If anything, it sows a seed of concern over what happened to him after he left Gloucester, that his instincts have changed where hugs are concerned. "You too."

He steps back to gives Jeff a once-over, hands still on the noodle-boy's shoulders. "You look great. Really. How are you? How have you been? Have you seen Tim? You should come by Malcolm and my house. We're going to have a housewarming but it got a bit delayed with... well, Gloucester being what it is."