Not that Jamie had been sleeping in there. Somehow, despite Stryker tucking him in each night, Jamie always seemed to end up in bed with him.

"God help me," he drawled out with a playful grin. "Perhaps I have an inner Maddy, after all."

"I really am so very proud of you, Stryk. You... you really stepped up. I needed you and you went above and beyond for me."

"Fuck me," Stryker muttered, rolling his eyes, trying his best to stifle his discomfort. Like he needed to let the goon see how much his stupid words meant to him. Like he needed to let the guy know that secretly, somewhere...