"I don't get out of bed before ten," David replies, as if that information itself is enough of an answer. Which it is.

His words are a little distant, though, because mostly he's just watching Patrick move and flex, and it's all kind of ridiculous, but he's also completely certain he's never loved anyone like this.

Maybe he isn't ready to think about getting married, but the possibility of engagement isn't as terrifying as it had been when Patrick first got here.