“Of course I love you,” Jude agreed: and now that he had said it once, it felt inexplicably like the simplest string of words in the world. “Who else?”
He had to smile at the absurdity of that, marvel at how easy it was. And, somehow, he was so newly awake from it – as if the last few weeks had been nothing to him, as if he had travelled right past exhaustion and everything had turned again to sheer exhilaration, as if he might never be tired again.
“You’re never hopeful enough,” Jude contested, lips just grazing Kieran’s jaw; his breath hitched as Kieran’s hands moved down. And Jude knew he was probably too hopeful, as a rule – and most of his hopes might prove themselves unfounded come morning – but he rolled his hips forwards experimentally, pressing himself better against Kieran up against the door to express exactly what else was encompassed in the everything he wanted.
He had to smile at the absurdity of that, marvel at how easy it was. And, somehow, he was so newly awake from it – as if the last few weeks had been nothing to him, as if he had travelled right past exhaustion and everything had turned again to sheer exhilaration, as if he might never be tired again.
“You’re never hopeful enough,” Jude contested, lips just grazing Kieran’s jaw; his breath hitched as Kieran’s hands moved down. And Jude knew he was probably too hopeful, as a rule – and most of his hopes might prove themselves unfounded come morning – but he rolled his hips forwards experimentally, pressing himself better against Kieran up against the door to express exactly what else was encompassed in the everything he wanted.
