Alex knows he's asking a lot but he also knows they both have things to work through. They're still going to therapy for these things, to work on these things with one another.

He smiles at that, moving in to Michael and cupping his cheek, kissing him tenderly. "I'll be right back," he says, thinking about that summer and how good it had been and he'd ruined that. But they're together now.

And he isn't gone long at all gathering those things and excited for this afternoon.