#author joyfulseeker

When he looks back, Jonny is no longer actively pressing in, just running his fingertips up and down the side of his throat. Patrick follows his motions with his eyes for a long second before looking back at Jonny’s face, to find that Jonny is already looking at him. Patrick can feel heat flushing through his entire body at Jonny’s steady, dark-eyed gaze. Jonny’s leaning in toward him a little, one arm up on the back of the booth. He brings the other arm down to brace his hand on the table. Patrick’s eyes follow his hand helplessly like Jonny’s got his attention on a leash.

“I thought I might be making this up,” Jonny says, and Patrick’s eyes shoot up to his face. His expression is unreadable to Patrick, but not hostile.

“What?” Patrick says.

–Together in this Place, by joyfulseeker