"I know," Patrick assures him, with a breezy confidence that comes of having been in bed with him until ten in the morning, and knowing exactly what time David likes to get out of bed, and he doesn't mind it in the least.

He smiles warmly, because that doesn't change anything, and he leans down to plug in the machine to at least get things heating up while he reads the instructions, very thoroughly. "Can you grab me a wrench from the second drawer?" he asks, knowing that he's going to go over these about ten more times, but best to keep David's fantasies somewhat alive.