Billy let himself be pushed back onto the bed, sitting down easily. He smiles up at Mike, watching him. And seeing the other go for his belt, that smile faltered. Just twelve hours before he'd been so utterly convinced that Mike was straight. And then Mike's words from the last night flit through his mind. When they were on the dock. And Billy worried suddenly that Mike wasn't doing this for himself.

So Billy reached out and took Mike by the hands. To stop him before he could undo anything more than his belt. His smile returned and he tugged Mike closer. "You need to rest," was all he said.