“I was supposed to wait until later but—fuck—I was going to wait until the summer, because that sounded like the way this timing is supposed to work, but you know what? I don’t care.” He slipped his fingers around Vincent’s where he still held the case. “I have been all or nothing my whole life, so much so that sometimes it’s hurt myself and sometimes it’s hurt the people I love—people like you. But in this case it’s the only thing that makes sense.” His throat bobbed and he smiled. “Vincent Barnes, would you wager everything on us?”
