Holden glanced behind Felix to make sure the door was actually closed properly, then looked behind himself to make sure that Rhia wasn't suddenly walking into the kitchen - which would be quite the feed for her to do without warning, being asleep, in her crib, with gates by the stairs and a baby monitor by her side. By the time he had made sure that all was in order, he was already being kissed and then that was all that mattered.

Difficult to think coherently whenever all his dreams and resurrected fantasies came true. He had a hand in Felix's hair, the other by his hip and when they pulled apart he smiled at him. "You really are freezing, boy. You're bonkers, walking around this time of night."