Chapter 305: A boyfriend’s comforting embrace
"I-I don’t need-"
"Oh hush, Kellen. You’re just a sweet boy who others have taken advantage of. Admittedly, I too want to take advantage of your sweetness, but in a different way. So let me pay the tax, hmm? I guess it would be considered boyfriend tax, but I doubt you consider us boyfriends." Rhys’ chuckle made Kellen feel worse.
They were a pair, they were together, and they were currently living together, even if it was temporary. What Rhys said...made sense to him, and it wasn’t as if there was another way to say that. Well, maybe they were lovers, but even Kellen knew that they hadn’t done enough to be considered that. At least, he didn’t think so.
"I consider us boyfriends. We’re a pair first, but we are...dating." Kellen’s tongue felt weird saying the word. Well, maybe weird wasn’t correct. It was uncomfortable. Unusual. He hadn’t said it a lot, especially when it came to him. Rhys’ arms tightened around him.
"We are? I had no idea." Rhys teased and Kellen sighed.
"You should. You’re the one who worked so hard to get us to this point." Kellen mumbled and Rhys pressed a kiss against Kellen’s throat.
"I am glad you know that." Rhys’ voice sounded light, happy. Kellen grumbled.
"I am well aware of it. You seem to forget that I told you I would also put effort into our relationship." Kellen told him. Rhys pressed another kiss against his throat, his hands patting and rubbing Kellen’s skin over his shirt. Kellen didn’t hate it, but it was a sensitive spot. "Rhys, maybe don’t pat there? My bruise is-" Rhys practically unattached himself from Kellen before he got up, taking over the spot Kellen’s Dad had been in so that he was facing him.
His face had gone pale and he took Kellen’s shoulders in his hands. Kellen was having whiplash.