“Can I touch you?” Alix gives a small laugh that sounds like gratitude. “Yes, you can.” I close my arms around him in a tight embrace. “Thank you. Seriously.” He sighs against my shoulder, and a bit of the tension leaks out of him. “You’re welcome. I’d monitor again if you’d like.” I draw back a bit to look at the shorter man. “You’re sure?” “Positive,” he says. “This was... good for me to watch from a safe place.”
