"I can deal with you changing your mind, man," Kavinsky said, a moment of thought breaking up his words. He was used to guys who waffled on whether or not he was worth fucking. Newt was the first real stability in his life since he was very young, and outside of his family.

"I just wanna know what this looks like. Like. Do I have to not wear my ring, if you wanna hook up?" And then, quietly, he looked at Jack for a moment, and asked, "Do you get to call the shots of when we're hooking up? I just--if we're doing this, I need to know."