"He is," he answered, trying to protect John, not that his nephew couldn't deal with a few kicks, but Derek was more concerned that something worse might happen. "He'll be quicker if you stop kicking him," he said, not being able to stop the snark completely.
When John took them off, he still held her, making sure that she wouldn't lose her balance, but of course, that was too much to ask, because she was pulling away, but she was coherent when she spoke. "Nightmare unless you're into some weird stuff, but then Brian is more likely to be interested."
"Only if she had a dick," Brian answered from the hallway.
Derek snorted, while he still watched her. "Come on, Red. Let's go talk a walk, you can annoy me for a while and everyone else can get some sleep."