Arik snorted. “I’m pretty sure we just proved that you being with me is probably the most healthy thing you can do right now.”
Blaze stopped rubbing to grip again. “And you can’t be with me because you think you have to in order to protect me from myself.”
The rod that seemed to jam itself up Arik’s spine snapped him upright. He pinched Blaze’s chin and yanked until Blaze’s eyes were in line with his own. “Don’t you say that. That’s not what this is about.”