Chapter 435: It’s the best we can do for now
Sakura thought that Rhys was crazy. She had said as much when he’d called, but then turned around and found a quote for him about how much that would cost. She was also crazy, so she didn’t bat an eye.
With one thing out of the way, Kellen felt like a weight had been lifted off his shoulders. The feeling wasn’t gone, nor was it really lessened, but he felt better that he’d at least attempted something. Sakura told Rhys that they would be done by the time that they were leaving for the front lines because Carlos was working on getting the best ones out for his team who were on the front lines next to the gate as well.
Kellen was grateful for that, and grateful for the fact that Rhys didn’t make him feel crazy. He just helped him. It was something that Kellen was pretty sure he wasn’t going to forget. Rhys didn’t even tease him, asking for something in return.
He just held Kellen closer, tighter, not even complaining that they weren’t doing anything more than cuddling. He didn’t push him to give him more, and Kellen felt his affection for him grow.
He didn’t expect that kind of bad behaviour from Rhys, never had, but it just made everything better for Kellen. He liked that they were able to just go to bed that night wrapped around each other without having to take it to the next step.
Kellen was grateful that his partner was so great.
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Kellen did his best to go out of his way to spend more time with Gwen and his Guides. Even if it felt like his guts were churning, he wanted to make sure he put in the work.
Gwen was hesitant at first to be around him, but she didn’t really make a fuss of it. It helped that Kellen also reached out to his parents and made this a family thing. Trying to get Gwen hyped for her first visit to a danger zone. They even included some of Gwen’s friends in their visits.