Asher clearly had a better track record than Ray did when it came to saying what he meant. Ray's record so far was sincerely lagging behind.

"Then what're you worried about, if it's not that?" It took him a long moment to hear his own words back and he gaped for a second at Asher. "I'm sorry." He started wriggling quickly up the bed as if he hadn't asked a thing. "Nap time."