"No," John protests, and it comes out a little whiny but what the hell. He can be whiny. He's tired and sure he's had painkillers but he's still sore and a little nauseous and he hasn't eaten enough. "It's not like that. It's not about that."

It's not about not wanting help from Ianto. John isn't wildly keen on too much help in general, of course, but none of this... it's not like that. It's not the way Ianto is making it sound.