He'd tried to quite before while he was here too. Hopefully this would be different. If for no other reason that he couldn't get the damn cigarettes. Also Cal wasn't there offering him one and Swift was. And he knew how he felt about his habit.

Seel held Swift, happy that he was holding him back. This was real. He was here. Softly, he nuzzled his neck, kissing the spot where his shoulder and neck met.

"It will be." It was so easy to believe that now, Swift by his side. "I love you, Swift." It had been ages since he'd told him that....