He could tell that Jude was new to this, but it hardly mattered — Kieran had scarcely ever had sex with people who mattered to him before, and the intimacy he was feeling in this moment meant that the romantics he knew were right on some level. (Kieran made a mental note to apologize for many times he'd scoffed at them. He probably still wouldn't.)

Kieran finished a beat after Jude; his come spilled into both of their hands and over his abdomen. He left his other arm draped over Jude's back so he could hold the other man collapsed.

The first thing he managed was a plea, "Stay with me." They might wake up to Jude as the Minister; they might wake up to Jude in last place. But Kieran would only believe this had happened if he woke up next to Jude.