Atom stroked Maia’s hair, as if sensing she was relaxing. “Look, we’ll be honest too. The first time we even discussed this was last night, and to be honest, if you hadn’t walked in, we might have abandoned the idea.” He chuckled. “I’m heterosexual but I can appreciate a beautiful man.”
“Thank you,” Dae said with a shy incline of his head, “the same to you.”
Atom raised his glass. “To new friends.”
“New friends.”
Maia saw the question in Dae’s eyes, saw the slight incline of Atom’s head as if he were giving his blessing. Dae smiled, putting his glass down and coming to sit by Maia. He placed his hand on her face, cradling it gently and slowly pressed his lips against hers. They were so soft, his kiss sweet and inquiring. Atom swept the hair away from the back of her neck and kissed her
