"I'm not as desperate as I thought I would be. Don't get me wrong, I miss my apartment and the easy access to booze but -- it's probably been good to take a break from work. See the sights and sounds of Dakota. Especially the sights." He eyed up Bobby openly because they both knew what was happening here. "And being unable to reach work has probably done wonders for my blood pressure. I haven't had blurry vision until I saw Raphael."

And for him, that was impressive. No medication seemed to lower it but being around Bobby made his heart race comfortably for once. "I expected this trip to be entirely awful. Surprisingly, it was pretty brill."