"Of course you would have. I love how you complain about how dramatic Ed gets, but we all know that's at least half the draw for you. Sam was sobbing as I held him. Shaking. It's less of a turn-on for me, it just made me angry." Possessive and protective, he couldn't deny that. Hadn't even tried denying it either. "I've told Sam how I felt and what my thoughts were. I reckon that's the most honest I've ever been with him. Nothing to hide any more now. And he essentially told me to destroy the footage for him. He doesn't want to know about it, but he wants it gone."

That was a concession for Sam, he supposed. Accepting that sometimes the crooked way was the most direct way. "He said that he loves and hates that I fix things for him."