No.

[It's firm and insistent and Talcott grabs Lance's shoulders and holds him away for a moment so he can meet his gaze.]

There is no way he was replaced or something and you didn't notice. You care too much about people, you pick up on things and you don't let go. Fuck how many times have you called me on hiding? There's no way. Absolutely no way that you and your team didn't notice. You've seen what we're like over there. You'd have known.

[And then he drags him back in, clinging back just as tight. Holding him close and tilting his head to press a reassuring kiss to his hair as he does so.]

I don't know how... but I refuse to accept that.