Neither of them can stop smiling, Marcus feels Dan's lips curved against his mouth and he can't help but respond in kind. He almost wants to laugh, that's how good he feels, and as he settles against Dan, he has to admit to himself that he hadn't known he could be this happy again. It's such an incredible thing to have been wrong about and he hopes Dan can feel that from him.

With someone else, it might have felt like too much. He might have worried he was putting out too many feelings too quickly, but somehow he has the sense Dan isn't going to run from any of it.

With one hand braced against the bed, Marcus drags the palm of his other hand Dan's torso, palming his hip so he can arch his own down. And through two layers of denim, he can feel the hard outline of Dan's cock and he groans against his mouth, rolling his hips again a few more times, enjoying the friction against his own erection.