I don't know if I can articulate my sense of this very well, but here goes.
In this interaction I am imagining a line with you on one end and T on the other. He has offered something to you and placed it somewhere along the line, but definitely not at your feet.
With MC you were able to tell him what you needed and where you wanted it placed and much of the time he was able to do that for you. This enabled you to regain and maintain balance/harmony/a sense of safety.
You have clearly told this T what you need and where you need it to be placed and he is willing to talk about this with you but wants to think about it a bit more first. He doesn't want to repeat what happened with MC because honestly that didn't move you very far across the line.
Maybe T wants to place the things near you, but not right at your feet so you have to take a few steps out onto that tightrope of life. From all you have said about T I think his hand will be there. Maybe you just have to take a few wobbly steps to grab it.
I think in general most growth takes place in that uncomfortable zone.