There was a moment of hesitation before Aiden leaned in, his full lips meeting Daniel's as he kissed him lovingly. His hands rubbed over the younger man's back, hands coming to rest on his shoulder-blades, inadvertently pulling Daniel's shirt up his back in the process. He couldn't think of any other way to express how much he cared for his little brother.<br/><br/>After a moment he moved back, his dark eyes looking over his brother's face. His heart now pounding frantically, his face flushed. There it was. No take backs. His true feelings laid bare. He waited, breathlessly for his brother reaction.<br/><br/>He had been bottling these feeling for so long. The recollections were vague, but there had been a few times when they were younger that Aiden had expressed such feelings, their mother having quickly put an end to such behavior. He had tried to take an interest in other people, tried dating. Even now he was dating a girl Gabe had set him up with, a co-worker's daughter or some such. She was nice and had all patience in the world for him, but she just wasn't Danny.