Eivind leaned into Blue, rubbing against him after he discarded his tattered shirt. Covering him in his scent after they’d spent the day adhering to human customs. Eivind listened closely when Blue started speaking to him and it was both a mix of happiness and sadness. Eivind would forever regret he’d not been able to do something sooner. He didn’t feel like he’d saved Blue at all, only failed him at the start. Nothing he could do for it now except to try and be the man he needed him to be. He couldn’t argue or say anything though he doubted he would have even if he’d been capable. He laid there with his mate for a while, shifted, and picked him up to carry him back to their rented retreat.<br/><br/>“I’m going to make love to you in the place you had time to reflect before taking that final step,” Eivind told him, nudging the door open with his foot. “I could tell you were nervous and excited.” Not nervous because he was uncertain but because it was a lot. Coming together in front of everyone they knew. Reaffirming their feelings to one another in words frequently unspoken.<br/><br/>Now, they came together without words. Eivind worshiped Blue’s body and that was obvious by the kisses he showered all across his creamy skin. Down the scars marring his sides, just part of who Blue was now and nothing to be avoided. Eivind loved every inch of his mate. He took his time, able to take advantage of the relaxed state after the run outside. It made it easy to focus and he thought they had all the time in the world now to be together.