"Yeah." Adam took Ronan's hand again, giving it a squeeze. He smiled a little, shy but pleased. They could get their boat without anything that would bother Adam's moral code, and then they'd have all the world at their fingertips. Freedom.

Adam had only had a friend for a few hours, but already his whole world had shifted. Everything had re-centered around Ronan. Adam's studies and his career still meant so much to him, but the opportunity of freedom and adventure on equal terms was something he couldn't pass up.

"I'm gonna sleep now, okay?"