I tipped my head up, my nose brushing against his chin. His chest swelled before his face angled down and his breath tickled my lips, his lips hovering. My compassion for him urged me to show him that I cared and let him know he wasn’t alone. I didn’t know if I could be a thing of permanence to him, but… at least right now, I was here for him.
“Gavin,” I murmured. He didn’t respond or move away, so I kissed him with a burst of courage.
His lungs stuttered like he was surprised. Feeling sheepish, I broke contact, but he growled and stole my lips again, locking me into a longer, firmer kiss, until he opened his mouth to breathe into me, “Will you sleep in my room tonight?”
If that would ease some of the stress from him, I would. I’d do whatever I could to help him. “Yeah, I will.”
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