Nick rubs a hand over his face when Ellis brings up the whole drinking thing. He's right, and that's why it pisses him off to hear it. If he didn't have anyone to care about, he wouldn't even pretend to keep it together.

"Nobody is splitting us up, Ellis. Just because we sleep in different rooms doesn't mean we aren't.. uh. Friends." He frowns at his inability to substitute in a better word, but it's the one that sticks when it comes to those two. "Is that what you're worried about?" He asks finally, leaning in a little curiously.