"No," Adam snapped at him, feeling confused and isolated. "I don't know. If it is, I don't know it."

He wasn't even sure what they were fighting about, but Alec was further away from him now and Adam felt alone and unwanted. None of this made any sense, and Adam couldn't tell whether he'd done something wrong. He didn't want to guess wrong again, and Alec's pacing made it feel like he was bursting to get away from Adam. "Stop it. Stop trying to solve me and just tell me what you want to be happening."