Breathe in.
Breathe out.
Breathe in.
Breathe—
Nope. Not working!
"KAEL!" Riley finally snapped because breathing was absolutely not fixing whatever cosmic disaster just landed on his hand. And judging by the way the golden lizard flinched, he clearly knew something was coming.
Just seconds ago they had shared an extremely lovely, life-altering moment. Thankfully, Riley was still wearing those rose-colored glasses that were now permanently bolted to his face, so he tried. Really, he tried.
He inhaled deeply.
Held up a finger like he was saying "wait."
Looked up at the ceiling like a saint asking for patience.
Then, without warning, he used both hands to grab Kael's face and pulled him in for a big, exasperated, "I love you but I am about to lose it" smooch.
Mwah!
Kael blinked, confused but pliant, because apparently he would accept any affection thrown at him right now without question.
