Alex moved closer and put both his hands on Corbin’s face.
“I love you. I’m going to fuck this up so bad because you’re my first relationship. I mean, it was like I was dating Noah, when he was living with me, just without the sex, but this is my sweet spot. This is us. You’re my person.”
Corbin stood up.
“I’m sorry I ruined your surprise. I just…I was scared you were going to get free when we were allowed out of here, and never look back. I thought I did something wrong.”
Alex was honest.
“Corby, you’ve only ever done everything right. Well, except telling me I was a fuck and run, and you’d never care about me. That was all kinds of wrong.”
He cringed.
“In my defense, Alex, I never said those words exactly. You’re paraphrasing. Please tell me that’s not what is being engraved in our rings.”
Alex laughed.
“No, but paraphrasing is still pretty close.”
Well, he wasn’t wrong.
Now was he?
“Yeah, that wasn’t my finest moment,” Corbin admitted. “I’m not the sharpest tool in the romance shed.”
He laughed.
“But you’re my tool, right?” he asked. “Because over the last week, I’ve been believing that you want to be in this toolbox with me.”
Corbin put his hand on Alex’s cheek and stared into his eyes.
“I want to put my tool in that box daily. Sometimes, a few times a day.”
Alex laughed and found Corbin’s mouth.
He threw his arms around his neck and held onto him like they were going to spin out of control if he didn’t. Kissing Corbin was always an amazing experience.
He held him and didn’t leave anything to the imagination.
They might not be perfect, but they were perfectly insane for each other.
When he broke the kiss, Alex left a trail of open-mouthed kisses, on his neck, and by his ear.
Alex knew he would reassure his man one kiss at a time, if that was what it took.
He was willing to fight, and to do the work to be with this man.
“Might I interest you in some makeup sex even though it wasn’t a fight?” Alex asked, grinning mischievously.
Corbin stared into his eyes.
This reminded him of a time long ago when he’d had such hope that his life was filled with that important thing it had been missing.
LOVE.
“I mean, if it means getting naked with you, I’ll start a fight right now. I don’t like your pajamas. Take them off.”
Alex grinned.
