We'd have to ask Stevie anyway, and I do not want to hear any of those accompanying stories.

[ But it's always easy to convince David to stay in bed and cuddle, so when Patrick maneuvers him so he can settle against him, David is happy to tuck his nose against Patrick's hair and wrap his arm properly around him. ]

Mmm. Disappointing.

[ Meaning it's disappointing that he won't be getting any adorable stories about closeted high school Patrick this morning. But after David has been idly stroking Patrick's warm, broad back for a while in the silence, he carefully tries to repair the mood he wrecked. ]

So what are they making? For dinner, I mean? Convince me.

[ Even though he's already convinced, and for once it has nothing to do with the promise of food. ]