For a few seconds Alec was distracted by the closeness they were sharing and the smile that Adam gave him. He knew that he shouldn't be effected by such simple things, but after days of thinking Adam hated him, he couldn't quite control that reaction. "I'm not." How could Adam think he was the hottest guy he'd ever seen when the Institute was filled with stunning people? "Even if I wanted one, I don't think a supermodel or movie star would want to be part of my life." For more reasons than Alec being grumpy and terrible at being social.

"Everyone has a temper and you're - " Alec struggled for a moment, trying to think of how to describe how attractive Adam was to him, but the words kept sounding wrong. They felt trite or like something out of those romance novels Izzy read. "I've only been interested in three guys. That means you're special to me."

As they walked to his room, he forced himself not to ask a certain question until they were inside and the door locked. "Do you need more time to figure things out?"