"I wouldn't have said it if I didn't."

He slides his arms around Raleigh's shoulders and presses a quick kiss to his lips.

"I loved you when I was fourteen and I hated you when I was eighteen," he says against his mouth. "And then you were back and I couldn't decide if I loved you or hated you." Feelings are hard.

"...do you want this?" he asks, a little hesitant and ready to book it if he doesn't.