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“no, come back!”
Alistair thought he read the signs right. But Cullen stood there frozen, eyes wide, very much not kissing him back.
Alistair stepped away. “I’m sorry. I thought you might… never mind. Why would you? I’ll just… go.” He turned, head lowered in shame, and took a hurried step, then another.
How humiliating!
“No, come back!” Cullen called, racing to catch up. Gripping Alistair’s shoulder, Cullen spun him around and cupped his cheeks; eyes searching, beseeching. “I’m sorry. I was just surprised. I didn’t think that you--” Cullen practically growled, pulling Alistair into a heated kiss instead of finishing that sentence.
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