Nick glanced up at the clock again. It was thirty seconds past the last time he looked. It was a meeting, a boring Home Office meeting where the officials discussed how to keep the anomalies secret and he had no use. It was also a meeting in which Connor and Stephen, sitting across the table from him appeared to be playing footsie.

Stephen seemed to be sitting crooked now and Connor was going red and Nick shifted in his seat and glanced at the clock again. Too-Freaking-Long-O'clock.

Nick tried to turn his attention back to the conversation as Connor shot Stephen an offended glare and Stephen grinned unrepentantly and shifted. A moment later Connor shivered and his eyes slid shut for a brief period.

Nick pulled his shirt down over his groin and glanced at the clock again and almost growled in frustration. It seemed a hard on didn't speed up time any faster then impatience.

The meeting kept going and no one seemed to notice that Nick was trying desperately not to watch Connor and Stephen who were desperately trying to look innocent as Stephen twisted towards Connor and Connor turned an impressive shade of red while fidgeting in his chair.

Nick stared up at the clock and prayed like hell to develop superpowers that would allow him to speed up time. He shifted in his seat again as Stephen's hand surreptitiously disappeared under the table and Connor's eyes widened and he choked on his own breath.

Connor shot another angry look at Stephen who grinned as the muscles of his arm bunched and Connor's eyelids fluttered. Nick barely bit off a whimper.

Then there was a hand in his face and he startled as he realized the meeting was over. He slung his jacket over his arm and held it in front of his body as he stood up to farewell the officials. He scowled as he watched Stephen blithely shake hands with the men and woman as Connor stood, impatient and awkward at his side.

Nick sidled over to them as the room cleared and leant close to whisper in Stephen's ear.

"Home, now."

Stephen just smirked and his hand ghosted over Nick's crutch as he moved past him to the doorway. He looked back to them and gestured at the clock.

"Not time yet Nick."

Nick just growled.