Even though he was only playing at it, Adam found that he sort of enjoyed Ronan's sudden need to prove himself. If it were real, something meaner and more jealous, he'd have been angry or afraid. But this? This was just...cute.

And Adam Parrish got to see Ronan being cute, in his spiky way.

"You saying that it's not good enough when I fry canned corned beef with instant hash browns?" Adam asked, playing petulant right back.