"No." That earned Simon a hard look briefly but he sighed a moment later. "No." That was never going to happen again, never. He'd given up the hard stuff when JC had come into his life. Still, he let out a slow breath and admitted, "this is one of those times I almost miss it." There was no one outside of Simon he would have admitted that to.

That joint, on the other hand, was free game. He put up his hand and cocked a finger. "That? Give it here." Damn if he didn't need it badly. "What's going on out there?"