"You are most welcome," Esteban said as Bram settled his things back onto the nearest armchair. It annoyed him that people did these sorts of things to such a sweet boy. Perhaps his fists would need to do a little bit of talking once he found out who had done it.

"You're one of my best friends, Bram. It's my job to worry about you," he said, hooking the other by draping his arm over the back of the others neck.