“When he pulled back, Blay frowned. "You're shaking."
Was it possible he wasn't imagining this? "Am I?"
"Yes."
"I don't care. I love you. I love you so damned much, and I"m sorry that I wasn't male enough to admit--"
Blay stopped him with a kiss. "You're plenty male enough now--the rest of it's in the past."
"I just...God, I really am shaking, aren't I?
Yeah. But it's okay--I've got you."
Qhuinn turned his face into one of the male's palms. "You always have. You've always had me...and my heart. My soul. Everything.”