*We weren't expecting you so soon*

Liam, after bringing him home, let himself be guided to his living room, where Ian came to snuggle up in his arms, and Ian whispered to him, his head in the crook of his neck, "It's only been two weeks since you came back, and you already have to leave; it's so unfair."

He then added, because he didn't want Liam to feel guilty, "Thanks to Kevin, I understood the need for this mission better, but next time I would like you to stay longer with me."

Liam hugged him a little tighter and whispered back, "I'm sorry, my love; so sorry."

Ian pulled back a bit and tiptoed to kiss him on the lips. Liam put his hands on his waist and pressed his body more tightly against his; he intensified their kiss, and Ian responded fiercely, with his hands behind Liam's neck, preventing him from breaking their kiss.

When Ian stopped kissing him, he bit his lower lip, and he bit it until it bled. Liam cursed and looked at him, a little surprised by his behavior.