Anthony curses against Gabriel’s mouth as they kiss, all but devouring each other. There has almost always been a barely-contained wildness in the way they have sex, both of them letting go in ways they have not always allowed themselves, but that seems particularly true today. It is as though they are making up for the weeks they spent away from one another, or perhaps forcing back further the possibility that what is between them might not last.

With a breathless sound, Anthony moves, thrusts hard and steady. He kisses Gabriel again and presses their forehead together, closing his eyes tightly as pleasure makes him dizzy.