If he's disappointed, Lyall at least knows better than to show it. He nods, instead. "Then a break I can give you. You can stay the night at my place." And he'll find some way to stay put and quiet while the man gets some much needed sleep. Leave a book or two by the bed. This nocturnal thing really isn't all it's cracked up to be when you have to live with people who aren't nocturnal.

So he gives Nick's fingers a light kiss and asks, "Do you have everything you need?" The less time they spend in an apartment that smells like Anthony, he figures, the better.