“Touch me.” “What?” Tyler said stupidly. The words had come so unexpectedly that Tyler wavered. He looked at Eadan. Their eyes met and Eadan repeated. “I said touch me, Tyler. “ He felt stupidly nervous. And realized he didn’t know what to do. He'd thought so many times of this, but now that Eadan was saying all this, and being here- especially after everything that had happened only a few minutes ago, Tyler paused. “Eadan?” Eadan shook his head and pulled away from the tiles “Forget it. God, I’m so dumb. “ He made a step to leave, but Tyler put his palm on his chest and pushed him lightly. “No. No. Don’t move. “ Tyler lifted his hand and pushed his fingers in Eadan’s hair. Water was still running all over them. Eadan’s eyes fluttered closed and Tyler moved without thinking

