Patrick giggled at the pun and waited until Nicholas had leaned against his boyfriend before rising to go make the tea. "I have been told," he said with a wink.
"Is Bastian still asleep?" Nicholas asked quietly. "It's a miracle or something." Then, in the desire to be totally honest and open about what he was feeling, Nicholas explained, "I was panicking because I kept imagining someone taking you or JJ and doing the same thing to you guys. It was horrible."