<span class="fixed-color" style="color:#99ffcc">Alexi sat up slowly, sliding closer in the process, so he didn’t make Lucian think he was trying to pull away from him. It bought him a little time to think, taking a steadying breath. </span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#4dffa6">“Well…. Then I want that too.”</span><span class="fixed-color" style="color:#99ffcc"> he said slowly, parsing his words. He hesitated for a moment. They were having a rather serious conversation, but all that had been in the back of his mind for the past half hour was how much he wanted to kiss those lips again. And yet, he was afraid that if he did, what needed to be said wouldn’t get said. So instead, he rested his head affectionately on Lucian’s shoulder. </span>