"It's complicated," Adam said with a sad sort of smile. "And to be fair, I haven't asked him for any sort of commitment, and the person he does love was there before me, and I'm not...It's complicated. But, I agree with you, mostly. I don't share well, anyway. I'm far too jealous, far too possessive. To a fault, really." Wanting to destroy Japan over a single kiss probably was going a bit too far, he could acknowledge. "I've had multiple lovers before, but never when it moved toward real love. I had to share someone I loved once. She was married, and he was horrible, but she wouldn't leave him. It didn't end well." That those involved were Peter's parents, he kept locked firmly behind walls he'd learned to keep up around telepaths.

"I promised myself then...never again. But finding that someone you can truly, openly, finally give your whole heart to is difficult when you're me."