"Sure I don’t bother you and Colm?" Because Colm was a serious boyfriend. Colm was a "possible brother-in-law’ kind of a serious, a "sit with Ricky when the world falls around him’ kind of serious, a "person Ricky knew he could lean on now as well’ kind of serious. He was part of Ricky’s life, and Ricky really hoped he’d stick around in it.