"I know; I'm sorry. I'm just tired and this marriage wasn't one of my happiest moment. Too many things to explain to too many people, including coming out to my parents," he said with a sigh. "I just want to put it behind me and enjoy today."
Stephen nodded. "It meant something to you, and that's why I apologised to you. I would say that you could have spoken about it, but I know better than to do that."
He pressed his forehead against Azriel's. "I'm glad to be here. You know I was talking to Andromeda once and I was trying to explain that a lot of times I mean to do things and then work gets in the way and I forget. It's not that I don't want to spend time with you, it's just that I get so absorbed, and you get it. You've always known it. You can remind me. It's just us now. He straightened up and took Azriel's hand. "Let's go to bed."