Jack did understand what Sulu meant when he said that. He understood all too well what he meant when he said it, because that was really as close as Jack ever got to saying it aloud as well. He took in a breath, shutting his eyes as he let it out, letting out what was left of his anger with it until he was just tired and sad. But he wasn't leaving anymore. He couldn't leave now, not after Sulu had said things like that. Because they couldn't give up, now. They couldn't let him down, after everything that they'd been through already.

He opened his eyes, and looked to Sulu. Really looked at him, as an equal, as a man who knew exactly what he was going through here, who knew exactly what was on the line, what they had to lose in losing this one person that was so dear to both of them. And he couldn't let Sulu down in that moment either. As much as he wanted to just run away until it all fixed itself, that was a luxury he couldn't afford.

"Fine," he said, softly. He reached out, gently taking his coat from Sulu and hanging it back over the back of the chair, hoping that the gesture spoke for itself. "...so what do we do now, then?" he asked softly, turning to look at Sulu, questioningly.