Jake had really been apprehensive for a while. And he had even been so after their stay at his grandmother's house, after his neurotic episode, after he thought he'd gotten himself sorted out. There were aspects of this relationship that were just plain unhealthy. But... they were friends. And if anything happened that made something go wrong, their friendship would probably allow them to fix it. Jake put a lot of faith into friendships when he had them. And Jade had approved of Dirk's person, his attitude and everything else, so Jake couldn't really find a reason to not have faith in this friendship.

He was dozing a little, himself, when Dirk shifted and bumped his head against Jake's, and he smiled and opened his eyes to crane his neck and press his lips to Dirk's forehead.

"When's the last time you slept?" he asked quietly. God, they were like sexual moirails.