Warren sincerely doubted that logic, Doosh. Sincerely.

But he was too busy trying to squirm to get free before Asher could slide his arm down his back a little more to really worry too much about correcting him, at the moment. One of these days, he'd take that arm around his shoulder without his heart pounding in his ears.

... Today was not so much that day.

"Yeah. Uh. Whatever you say..."

Duck. Duck and wriggle. That might do it.