Still it's totally freaky that he would just throw it out there like that. That would make anybody worry. Look it freaked out all of us so much that we couldn't even respond, we're like deer in the headlights. If he wants to say something, he should say it. Does he think you're holding back and not saying something? I mean, maybe ideally you would be strangers to each other, but hey stuff happens, and this is your job. You didnt choose a dual relationship. That would be different. This is paths crossing. Imo.

Eta- And I had a major path crossing in my past, where my t and her consultant said to just talk about it when stuff came up.