There was only a little bit of readjustment as that arm laid across his shoulders, his head going back as if to rest on it. There were fingers in his hair once again, and the effect it had was something else. It was like being petted, and it honestly didn't bother him at all.
It didn't take him long to realize that Joseph wasn't even looking at Candy, or anything else, except him. The weight of his attention was also something else. Something he couldn't currently describe, but his fingers were tangled and curled together in his lap. The whole thing was almost comfortable.
"Yes." Rhys' answer might have been a little bit too quick, but it was the truth. If he had been able to sneak out like he had wanted to, none of this would have happened and really, that would have been a shame. "Are you... glad I stayed?"