Chapter 108
“Yes,” Jason echoed, “you’re my yes, always,” words which emerged without making any sense at all, except he thought maybe they did, inarticulate and true, from the way Colby reached up and tugged his head down and kissed him.Awards and Rewards: A Celebration
Colby, settled at Jason’s side in the convention center, put on the public-display sort of smile for a camera. Waved at its focus on them—Jason noticed the motion, glanced over, and did a matching half-wave for the viewers—and then tucked himself more fully under Jason’s large sheltering arm. The Audience Choice Awards carried on happening, up on stage. The Best Villain category winner thanked everyone and demonstrated her witch’s laugh, just for fun.
Jason shifted weight. Visibly prepared to play bodyguard if need be. “You doing okay?” His shirt strained across muscles; his eyes became Colby’s center, deep and dark and brown as autumn.
“Mostly. I’m all right with you beside me.” He was.