

"I thought you didn't want a bachelor party." Kotetsu sounded like he was smiling. They were planning a bachelor party when I left." He looked like I'd kicked a puppy when I told him I'd already asked Mattia, but then Mattia said he'd been hoping Ryan would help him. How'd that go?"īarnaby turned his head to the side, partly so he could breathe better and partly so Kotetsu would pet a different part of his head. "Bossy," Kotetsu muttered, but he started petting Barnaby's head again.

"Ryan thought I was going to ask him to be my best man," Barnaby told the couch cushion. "Did you have a good time with Ryan and Mattia?" The low-level noise from the television shut off-presumably Kotetsu had recognized that Barnaby wanted his attention now. "Welcome home."īarnaby took off his glasses and set them on the coffee table so he could more comfortably mash his face into the couch cushions while Kotetsu played with his hair. "Hey, Bunny." Kotetsu set a hand on his head and tugged fingers through Barnaby's hair. It had been an unexpectedly draining night, and he was very tired. Barnaby walked into the apartment and headed straight to the couch, where Kotetsu was watching TV, and collapsed flat next to him.
