There’d been some indefinable shift in the mood. Alex could feel it even if he didn’t understand what had caused it. Except he didn’t have to have it explained, did he? They’d been arguing with each other and left things half-said between them and now… And now…
They were rushing things. He understood Michael a little better, but there were still years between them of unresolved junk, not to mention what he had in his gun safe and what his father had done to them both. And he should have asked what was wrong, he knew he should, but instead he just kissed Michael’s shoulder.
“I’m right here,” he murmured. And he wanted this, as much as his heart was tired. As much as the rest of him was just plain confused. It was a funny thing. No matter how often he told himself that what was between them didn’t matter, his heart kicked him in his chest and changed his mind.
He was too nervous to actually ask why he suddenly felt that the air around them was thicker, but he could kiss Michael again and try to reassure him. Of what, though, that he wasn’t sure of.
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They were rushing things. He understood Michael a little better, but there were still years between them of unresolved junk, not to mention what he had in his gun safe and what his father had done to them both. And he should have asked what was wrong, he knew he should, but instead he just kissed Michael’s shoulder.
“I’m right here,” he murmured. And he wanted this, as much as his heart was tired. As much as the rest of him was just plain confused. It was a funny thing. No matter how often he told himself that what was between them didn’t matter, his heart kicked him in his chest and changed his mind.
He was too nervous to actually ask why he suddenly felt that the air around them was thicker, but he could kiss Michael again and try to reassure him. Of what, though, that he wasn’t sure of.