Mick shrugs a little. "Because unless you tell me to go and never come back, I ain't leaving." Like it's that simple. Leonard had worked his way under his skin, into his heart and into everything that Mick was now. Leaving was unthinkable. Impossible. Earning his loyalty was difficult if not impossible but now that Leonard had it, Mick would never leave him. Ever.

That kiss. That clashing of lips and the solid feel of Leonard's weight pressed against him. Mick was never going to be able to forget that. How in that one moment absolutely everything had changed for him. Nothing would ever be the same.

A nudge to his knee. "Been waiting this long, haven't I?" Who says he can't wait longer?