An unwinnable challenge

Rhys pulled away, sucking on Kellen's tongue as he did and Kellen sighed, opening his eyes to meet his gaze. The warmth he felt from his gaze filled that part of him which had been afraid and scared that Rhys was leaving him behind. He hadn't even realised that he had been so worried about it, but now that they had tentatively broached the topic…

Yeah. He had been afraid. Kellen had been terrified. 

Not that he would find someone else, but that he was going to leave him behind. 

"Hey, what's up with that expression, huh? I'm right here. Did you want a deeper kiss?" Unable to voice anything past the crippling fear in his chest, Kellen nodded, and Rhys didn't hesitate to kiss him senseless. The feeling of him pressed against him, their breaths mingling, his touch against his skin, soothed a part of him that had awakened with a vengeance. Kellen felt himself slowly calming down.