The warm breath of Cloud's sigh brushed over his skin, but it was the words that followed that truly caught his attention. It didn't matter that they were spoken of in a teasing manner, as the ex-General took the words seriously. Did Cloud honestly think such a thing?

Shifting his face in more towards Cloud, his lips pressed tenderly against his partner's skin. He didn't say anything, didn't trust himself to, but the yearning he felt for such a statement to be right was unmistakable.