Leon exhaled in relief when Alex said he was okay. He'd wait up here with him for the ski patrol if he had to, but it was colder and the sooner they got the boots of Alex's feet the better. When Alex put his arm around Leon's neck, Leon braced himself to stand and looked an arm around Alex's back.
Instead of standing though, he turned toward Alex and before he could stop himself from doing something embarrassing, his lips were on the younger man's.