It was so easy to let himself get lost in the kiss. To wrap his arms around Jag in return and close his eyes. It was easy to convince himself this would all work out- That they'd make it work, even if they both were clearly not good at this sort of thing.

Val had spent years going through lovers the way most people went through dental floss, and a small part of him worried that he might cling too tightly now that he'd found someone he really wanted. ...Or worse, that he'd push Jag away and lose not just a love, but a friend as well.