Scorpius knows full well what 'we need to talk' means, and things had been going so smoothly that he isn't sure where this comes from. Maybe the relationship had lost its attraction once Scorpius got out of school? The danger of sneaking around had worn off? Maybe Al finally found out and burned the house down so James figured he might as well call things off?

Whatever the case, Scorpius isn't going down without a fight.

I'm busy is his terse response.