Nest

I caught his hand before he stood. “About the birthmark thing,” I said as Julian briefly knotted his fingers with mine before letting go again. “You have to forgive me for that.”“I have.”“You have?”“You still don't get it. I forgave you the moment you did it.”I leaned back against my shallow headboard and watched him as he rose from the bed and stretched. “Because we're best friends?” I asked.He dropped his arms with a grunt and swung them back and forth. “Because you make me mad but I can never stay mad at you long, Lenny.”

[4.3] squeals thanks for the rec, Marci!