"I'll reassure you when you start wondering. Is that acceptable?" Percy asked, and he would remind Cass again and again because he knew that it had been one of Cass's fears, even if it's a stupid one. If his friends can't accept him, then it's their problem.
"Because you were unconscious and I wasn't- didn't want to. I couldn't be in bed with you." Percy groaned. "The kisses are just fine, because if we start something, we won't want to stop. I missed you. I was angry, but I still missed you, I missed having you around day and night, and I'm not going to stop with kisses and you can't do much more, so shut up and let's find a book to read."