"What? Someone finds me worrisome and side eyes me? I've never lived with that for all my life," he teases, knowing he's going to deal with suspicion from a lot of people. Especially given it's obvious they have feelings for one another. If they're going to show others that.

"So how are you going to explain this? Me? Us. Any of it." He pauses before adding. "Or do I have to be a good boy around others until we've had time to prove our feelings?"

He hates the idea. He hates it so much but he hasn't lost her, so if that's what he has to do, so be it.

"Of course," he says, pressing a kiss to her brow and then to her lips tenderly. "I'm not going anywhere any time soon."