Ronan glared at Declan – both in retaliation for the scowl aimed his way and for having his questions swept aside. But then Matthew was doing a whole lot of rambling and Ronan supposed what was going on at home really didn’t matter in the moment. He swallowed down the question who the fuck is Hennessy, but made sure to give Declan a squint that said they’d be talking about this shit later.
Honestly, he was too glad to have Matthew’s hair in his face and the sound of his chatterbox mouth rattling away to get too caught up in the probable mess of their life at home anyway. He hooked an arm around Matthew’s shoulders and ruffled his hair fondly.
“Take a breath, damn. This whole thing is fucking weird and we don’t really know how it works.” Ronan flashed a tiny smile, the gently sincere one that was generally reserved for Matthew and Adam. “I’m just glad you’re okay. Missed you.”