Looking too closely there, Lucy. He had to avert his eyes since he felt she might see right through them to the other truth he's keeping from her.

"Yea. I mean what else could there be?" Plenty. And most of it did happen. He must be catching on some of Lucy's weirdness since now he was actually hoping they would get to Erza faster. Pain he could handle, the intricate delicate complicate workings of emotions? Not so much.