Barry watched as the issue resolved, dropping down into his seat and watching, clearly unsure what to make of it given that Axel just turned Hartley down and even now he'd saved him, Axel was shoving Hartley off. "Hartley? I thought he hated Axel."

"I'm not yours." Axel snapped as he jerked away from Hartley, not a lot poorer and still getting absolutely nowhere. People didn't like to touch him, they knew what a trainwreck he was and only the worst would want him at this point. "You made that clear so why don't you just stop trying to win points? I don't need you to go all bleeding heart on me."