The park

'A plan."

"En. Like a yearly subscription. I love you, Ravi. So much."

He was crazy. Ravi thought hazily, then he buried his face in Arlen's neck to greedily breathe in that familiar smell. This was how his 'home' smelled like.

"Okay. I will tell you one now."

There was a stiffening of the body hugging him and Arlen pulled away, "Really?" He paused, and looked around, "Should we go somewhere else?" He looked around the car, "This does not seem adequate enough to discuss your secret. Let us go to Alstria, no, where do you want us to go?"

His nervousness made Ravi's lips curve. What had he been so afraid of again? It seemed so minuscule. How could he even be more nervous than him? He reached out to hold his hand and he could feel the increased pulse from his wrist.

"Here is fine."

"Wait! You...You are not married, right?" Arlen asked, his voice strained like he did not want to hear the answer at all.