"Time isn't usually somethin' ya want wastin' when yer tied down," he countered easily. His fingers twitched like they wanted to pull out a knife and play with it. He was sorely tempted to do just that.

He held off if only because Givens continued to prove to be entertaining. Tied down, as he said, and yet still talking with all the confidence of a bull in the greenest of pastures. He couldn't help but be drawn to this man. He liked that smooth playing.

"Surprised?" he said with a playful expression. "Wouldn't you know it, I might have done somethin' like that after all. Got meself a free pass off that fuckin' boat. Choosin' where ta go, that was tha harder decision, you know."