"You're not staying," Simon said firmly. "But I'll come by for breakfast." He wasn't too good at this give and take aspect of a relationship. Not when there was the promise of something more beneath it. He couldn't help but put his foot down, however, and down it went, complete with the rest of his body too as he pulled himself, and Peter, off of the couch. "I'll bring something. I've seen how James and John keep their stove."

No wonder Judas tended not to venture out of the basement that often. Too many guys and their personal hygiene just faltered over a sense of laziness.

"Don't make me fireman carry you out."