"Don't look at me like I did this." He says it in his slow, thoughtful way, even though the statement is drowned in sarcasm. The immediate response that crops up in Adam's mind is to tell Ronan to dream up a gelato cake but the jest dies in his throat. How much had Ronan been forced to dream? What had Noah suffered? He swallows the joke and just looks back at Noah.

"I can order pizza."

He can, because he earns money. Because, without Gansey, his is the remaining name on the title. The thought should satisfy him but now Adam just feels queasy.