This was the best Lyle could, and would, ask for. Nico needed to feel comfortable, and if he didn't want those words getting used, it wasn't too much to ask for. Lyle nodded, certain now that he wasn't gonna run off so he wrapped his arms around the other man. "Alright," he said quietly. "But just know that I do. I think it's important you at least know it, even if you never hear it." He had to know that someone, even just one person, could care about him and not want something in return for it.
After staying for awhile, just not saying anything, Lyle finally broke the silence. "You smell good."