Steven tightened his hand on Watts's because, once again, his willpower only went so far. Frankly it was taking everything he had not to say sod it to every good instinct and kiss Watts while he could.

But Steven cared about Watts, which was the problem.

Which left him with honesty. He was getting a lot of practice with that.

"I'd like to," Steven said. He looked Watts in the eyes, so Watts could see he was being sincere. "I'd very much like to. It's why I came here tonight, because of that."