He shakes his head and squeezes her hand, and she squeezes it back...but now she's bothered. She loves him very deeply, and thinks the world of him, but the idea of him being homophobic is so discordant. It's not a favorable thing to think about anyone, much less someone she loves. But she could be wrong. She could be misinterpreting things, missing some vital piece of the puzzle, and she doesn't want to remain uncertain. If he is then she needs to come to terms with that. If he's not, then it's unfair to him for her to continue to entertain the idea. Either way, as much as Joan wants to honor Ted's desire not to talk about it, she needs to at least ask something. She's not going to ask him if he's homophobic, obviously, so it has to be something else.

"Does it bother you that Keeley has dated women?" she asks quietly, looking up at him.