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Alexander ruffled Ashley's hair as if in apology.
"You know I'm kidding, right? Don't make that face!" he reassured the other man, careful not to add 'that adorable face'.
Alexander kept walking, thinking that Ashley would keep up, so when he turned around to face him there was some distance between them.
He briefly wondered if he should act angry to get him closer to the kitchen and thus closer to having a warm meal in him. However when he looked at Ashley closely and noted the passion in his eyes, he could tell that was never going to work.
Sighing to himself he tried to muster an explanation.
"Nothing is wrong Ash... It's just... You wouldn't understand. I can't explain it... Not in a way you'd like..." Alexander began, but he struggled to find the rest of the words.
Negating the distance between them with a few steps he found himself hugging Ashley fiercely.
"I'm so glad you're here... God I've missed you so much..." he said in a voice that was so quiet as to be more worrying than a shriek.
There were tears in his eyes, though he quickly dried them in the shoulder of Ashley's garment, hoping he wouldn't notice. He held him a little while longer to reassure him, and then he squeezed him as a blatant reminder.
"Hey... Breakfast..."
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