"It's an unusual one," he said with a grin of his own. "I know I don't have to but it just seems wrong that you've been avoiding this place if you think of it as your home. It's not like you're avoiding it for any other reason."
Dale leaned against the bar and let Patrick kiss his neck, each one making his jeans seem rather too tight. He groaned and shifted his stance, trying to relieve the pressure. "Well I'd gathered that much," he said lazily, shaking his head at the question. "We can stay for a while. I'm good so long as you don't revert to your usual method of saying hello."