[Jim laughs softly, even though it makes him wince because of where the wound is. A little bit of that might be the way that Bones is touching it.]

"If that's your way of saying that I don't treat you right then it's very not subtle," [he says, waiting a bit before adding.] "I know it looks like I was running away but I wasn't. Enterprise needed me and I got so excited that I didn't think, I guess."