David finally allows his hand to latch onto Patrick's waist in the middle of the night contrary to what his brain tells him is "correct".
Instinctively, he reaches out towards his boyfriend nearly every time they sleep together, but, until now, he's always retracted, and when David notices the way Patrick snuggles into his touch, as light as it is, he takes note of the way his heart flutters in his chest. David has loved being close to Patrick since before they were an established couple, though cuddling has always been seen as a foreign concept to David Rose. Well, that is, until now, here, with Patrick.