"I don't think she'd go that far, mostly because it goes against her Healer code and not because of you," he said, smiling.
"I still think that it's stupid to make such a fuss over it. You wouldn't kick me out, so I don't see the problem. In fact, it goes against her logic, or maybe it goes along with it. Since I'm a whore, I shouldn't let you fuck me unless you give the deed." The words left a bitter taste on his tongue. "Worse part is that I don't think she even sees what she's saying. It's like I'm some poor damsel that needs to be protected by the big bad wolf."
When Marcus grabbed him, Patrick stared at him. He'd never been afraid to show Marcus what he felt and he wasn't about to start now. However the smile was genuine. "I know I'm not. You wouldn't give me a flat where I can fuck other people if I were your whore," he said, trying to make light of the situation.
"It's not your fault either," he said. Patrick tightened the arm he had around Marcus. "If it weren't you, I'd be missing the most important person in my life," he murmured, and then kissed Marcus gently.
He loved the contact, but he pulled back a little so Marcus could see that he was being honest. "I love my family, you know I do. I don't even lie to them. I really care for them, but you- You might have been might uncle long ago, but now you're my friend, my lover, the person I trust with everything, the one who makes me feel safe. You mean so much to me. My parents might not like it, people might not understand, society might expect us to be exclusive, and you might never say any of that unless under torture," he said, grinning for a moment, before turning serious. "I don't even care how you feel or if to you I'm only a tenth of what you are to me, but it works for us. I don't think I could love you more if we had rings and spent every moment together. So don't ever tell me you're sorry for this, because dismissing what you mean to me with an apology is worse than being called a whore by my own mother."
Patrick kissed Marcus, a gentle meeting of lips before he pulled. "I'll get your potion and I'll be right back. Do you need anything else while I'm up?"