"To be fair, that started off innocent," Thomas protested. "I don't need anything, I just want to lie down." He wasn't going to admit to being in pain because he didn't want Jamie to know. He wasn't going to take any more opiates. He absolutely was not.
"I'm sorry you have to do this. Lena had class, and she wanted to visit Aidan and I thought I would be okay in the chair until she got back."