"That's because you surprise me. You say things I don't expect you to say and then I just want to know why you said it," he answered, kissing Stephen's cheek and remembering the days when he'd never let a subject that interested him go until he'd exhausted it thoroughly. "Old habits die hard, I suppose."
He laughed, shaking his head but moved until they were comfortable again, curled around Stephen. "I was happy before," he said, smiling. "God, I was so close to taking those handcuffs off of you. I wanted your fingers inside me, not mine."