Eddy opened his mouth to respond but there was nothing left for him to say. He had laid it all out, all his faults, and still Luke decided he wanted to try. That might change when Luke finally caught him on a bad day, when they've had their first fight where Eddy would of course push him away. But that was looking too far ahead, it would be a self fulfilling prophecy if Eddy thought on it too much. He wanted this time to be different.<br/><br/>He wanted things to work out for once.<br/><br/>So Eddy took Luke at his word and laughed, a small amused sound in the face of Luke's stubborn defiance.<br/><br/>"Yeah...okay," he said, and ran a stiff hand through his sweat damp hair, "I'm not taking that as a challenge y'know, if you're staying, if this becomes something...."<br/><br/>Eddy was going to try his best, but saying it out loud felt too trite and embarrassing. They've only known each other for 3 days, less than that even. He didnt want to jump the gun but Luke has been on his mind for weeks.<br/><br/>Eddy laughed again, and he actually blushed at the giddy excitement fluttering in his stomach. Luke was here, he had come back and he knew exactly who Eddy was and everything was strangely okay. Gabriel had been right, that smug bastard.<br/><br/>"So uh.... is there anything you wanna ask me?" He offered, awkwardly.