"That works for now," Asher told him quietly, fangs gently pinching his bottom lip. If Ray had never really complimented a guy on their looks, then it wasn't very likely that he'd said The L Word, the one that actually mattered.

Love. Asher knew, without the shadow of a doubt, that's what he felt, but it was so much so soon and he didn't want to risk the chance that he'd scare him away. "I... like you, too." He flashed a pointed smile at him, hoping it said what he hadn't for him.

"Come on," he said, shifting back from the wall. "Any more of this and you'll have to arrest me for lewd and indecent behavior in public." And even though cuffs were an interesting thought, Asher knew he wasn't cut out for jail.