"Me too" he said, he loved that Lucien was now kind of addicted to their cuddles. Nate never felt quite right without Lucien in his arms. "Well you are but I'm not sure we can really do much about that. Not now anyway" Things were still simmering under the surface and he didn't want Lucien to have to face those thoughts again so soon.
He briefly wondered if Lucien would feel more in control if he tied Nate to the bed or even if Nate tied him to the bed and just pleasured him. It just depended on Lucien's brain and he wasn't always able to predict how that was going to react.