"You should come back soon," Holden said, not really wanting to engage to much with how long Felix might have left and really not wanting to acknowledge the 'some time' and its vagueness. He reached for Felix's hand and couldn't even pretend that he was doing it without thinking. Wanting to touch Felix was all he could think about. Not in a sexy way, but in a way where he wanted to be close to him so desperately in all the ways.

He would never be over this, would he?

"Come to Gideon's birthday party. It's next week, on Tuesday. Starts at two pm. All things Postman Pat, that's the theme. I've got a cake ordered and everything."