Indeed. I've had something similar said to me before. I've said, "really can't, not yet... I have a couple things I need to get tied up before I go," with a wink.
Ooor it might mean that if someone were to kill you, say, a hired assassin, he wouldn't go looking for you because he just said that.
Boom. Instant save from employee disguised as an act of kindness.
Cool boss tho ^__^
Boom. Instant save from employee disguised as an act of kindness.