"You're the one who ambushed me as soon as I walked through the door." One rune turned to another, drawn over Adam's shoulder and along his spine. He never completed any of them, afraid of what might happen even if he didn't use a stele to draw the runes. "I've heard of beds but the one in here isn't mine. It'd be rude to collapse onto it even if it'd be your fault."

Breath hitching, he went still for a moment as Adam's fingers brushed over bare skin. For years Alec had tried to avoid physical contact with anyone that might make his secrets obvious. Realizing that he'd tensed beneath Adam's hands, he brushed a kiss along his boyfriend's jaw. "I never thought I could have this." Closing his eyes, he continued tracing patterns along Adam's back and sides, trying to ignore how his heart had started to race. Not because of fear but because he could have Adam so close instead of pushing him away. "Almost doesn't seem real."