"I'm sure you had more than enough to deal with," Adrian said sadly. Imagining Jesse homeless and alone was horrible. "If you came back he might have hurt you even more-" Adrian had clearly been about to say more, but Nicholas entered the kitchen and Adrian's reaction was obvious. His expression darkened and he shrank into himself, stepping away a little bit.
Nicholas gave Adrian a worried look and took a step backwards. "Er...are you afraid of me?"
Adrian didn't want to answer, but this was Jesse's boyfriend and it was their house, after all. "I- A little bit, yes."