He could see Eric feeling the judgement, and he felt bad. It wasn't Eric's fault, right? Probably the most responsible thing, actually, to not be a father when he doesn't want to be.

"I, um." He shook his head, feeling like he shouldn't be sharing this, but feeling compelled to anyway. "I did have a kid in, like, another timeline, I guess? I, um, don't have all the memories of that, so, I guess like." He shook his head again, rocking slightly in his seat. "Uh, I don't mean to like...you know. Whatever. I guess it's just really weird seeing my face say he's not ready to be a parent," he finally said, arriving at the point after quite some effort. "When I kind of, you know. Want that back so much."