Stephen didn't like where things were going. This was a night for Adrian, but he wasn't enjoying himself. Instead his entire body was tense, muscles clenched, and it wouldn't do at all.
He smacked Adrian's leg lightly. "Get up a sec," he said, and waited until Adrian did so, to stand up. "We'll be right back. Don't steal all of our food," Stephen said with a grin.
He took Adrian's hand, ignoring the two step back and the signals and everything that Midori had said, but instead he held Adrian close until they reached an empty spot near the toilets. "Are you all right?" Stephen asked when they stopped. "We can leave if that's what you want. You know that, right. They are right, there are rules, but nothing is more important than you."