It was not only a reassurance for Dal but for him too. There were times when he wondered if taking things too slow was a problem for him. It had been a long time since he was attracted to any one enough to consider being intimate and if he was being honest with himself the idea of intimacy scared him a little. Which was ironic considering his zero fear of just about everything else. But then he knew the fearless didn’t cross over into his personal life, love was scary and being fearless didn’t mean being stupid. He knew it was okay to want to take things slow and to be scared about it. It reminded him he was human after all.

Dal pushing into him closer alerted him to his surroundings quicker than Dal’s words. At first, he moved more in front of Dal and assessed the situation. His eyes narrowed, Who the hell are these fuckers? Not a good thought for him.

“Anyone you know?”