Ernie nodded. "That's right. At the start, you can aim for any ball except the black ball and whoever sinks the first ball, that's how the choice of ball is decided. For example if I sink one of the bigs then I'm on bigs and you're automatically on smalls."
He frowned slightly when Terry didn't move back then swallowed hard when he spoke. This sounded like...
He gasped slightly when Terry stepped close and kissed him. It wasn't a long kiss but it was very sweet and so very good.
He swallowed hard when Terry drew back and nodded. "Yes," he said, his voice cracking and he cleared his throat. "More... more than okay. It was..."
He broke off, unable to find the words he wanted so he decided to show Terry what he meant. He reached out and cupped Terry's face in both hands then leaned in and kissed him. He made this kiss a little longer, a little more lingering, trying to show Terry that he really did want this.