Adam didn’t know what Izzy meant. He thought about the time Blue had called him pretty, but it was only a joke, and a response to him calling her pretty.

“She’s wrong,” Adam insisted. It was strange to have Alec kneel beside him, but it gave him a warm, glowing feeling in his belly, the feeling of safety and pleasure that he got whenever Alec was nearby. “We’ll prove her wrong.” He offered his knuckles to Alec to seal the deal, wanting contact but not able to offer any more than that.