Meeting the molten gold of Yussa's eyes as the man commends him so highly has Caleb's face heating all over again. For a man who values his privacy as much as Yussa, it is no small thing to be welcomed into his own bed. "With you it is not difficult to be either," he replies with sincerity. "But I am grateful for your trust, my friend."

That he intends to continue proving himself worthy of it goes without saying.

Why his heart beats so much faster with nerves now as he leans in for a simple soft kiss after so many others today is a mystery to him, but it does. His eyes slip closed and his lips brush Yussa's for a splitsecond before he fits them gently together, affectionate and...yes, kind.