Mentally cringing, he waited for Adam to laugh at him for his complete lack of grace, but when his boyfriend did laugh, it wasn’t insulting. It was a bright sound that was almost as distracting as Adam’s kisses. It briefly made his chest ache from wanting to hear it again. He thought that he should say something, tell Adam that he liked being distracted, liked hearing him laugh, but he forgot what he was about to say when Adam pressed his lips to his.

Returning the kiss, the ache in his chest turned to something sweeter when he realized that Adam wanted him to hold him. After Adam’s confession earlier, Alec hadn’t been sure if they’d do this again so soon. Or that Adam would look so happy to kiss him or to have Alec touch him.

When Adam pulled away, he almost leaned in for another kiss before realizing what his boyfriend had said. Technically, he hadn't really touched Adam.  Not in the ways that Alec assumed boyfriends were supposed to touch. He thought that was what Adam meant, but he wasn't sure.

It probably would ruin the mood, but he'd rather have a moment of awkwardness now then hurt Adam because he'd accidentally made him uncomfortable. “Where do you want me to touch you?” he asked, letting his fingers move lightly along Adam’s back, wanting Adam to know that he did want to touch him. “I don’t want to mess things up again.”