Adam was in and out of consciousness. Usually he had no problem sleeping but he kept waking up to a hot flash or wave of nausea. He was only half-asleep when Ronan walked in and awake by the time he made his complaint.

There was a pause that ended with, "Sorry." He might have argued that it was Ronan's fault for getting close to him or that Ronan could have caught it first but he didn't have the energy for that. He felt guilty enough to peek out an eye from the couch cushion but otherwise stayed face-down.

"I'll feed the dogs if you don't wanna."