Ben didn't bother to try to hide his hurt at Ronan's words. He knew that the full moon had a lot to do with his reaction tonight, but it didn't change the fact that he didn't understand what was going on. It was clear that there had been some sort of altercation between Nicky and Ronan, something that had soured their opinion of the other.
"Nicky, I don't need you to fight my battles for me," he told his friend. He moved from the booth and made sure to stay between Ronan and Nicky. "I'm not going to stop you from going home, but I'd hope you'd want to explain what's going on to me. If not now, than later?"
His hands itched to reach out to his lover, but at the moment he didn't think it would be welcome.