There were certain things with Leonard that were as easy as breathing. Things that would always come easily like moving around in one another's space, watching for cues that intimacy was wanted or to back off. The way they moved around in the morning after a late night.

As much as Leonard could get lost in his own head, Mick isn't above second-guessing himself either. Was he going too far with something like a ring? What if Leonard didn't want it? What if, what if, what if?

But that response has all of the tension instantly melting out of him. Yes. That meant yes.

That meant yes.

He hasn't felt relief or sheer joy like that in a very long time.