He was nervous. This gamble made him more nervous than any other gamble he'd ever done. And more vulnerable, because he was admitting his need for physical affection.. and to a man that actually knew him, no less. And he'd tried everything to quench this thirst, but... maybe, with a person who was unlikely to want to go any further- a person that he knew more closely than the people he'd spoken with at casinos and bars... maybe that need would be fulfilled.

"Can I... kiss you?"