"Okay," he conceded as he let him go and stepped back far enough that Chris wouldn't be able to reach out for him before starting to circle him and watch his reactions. This was a sensitive situation and he was going to deal with it appropriately.

"You don't really want space," Cole pointed out, putting his hands in his pocket and looking rather indifferent about the entire situation. This didn't bother him and he knew that if he did things right, Chris would be back up against him asking for his affection. "Don't deny what you had been so happy to do just a moment previous. You need to accept that fact that you're allowed to have someone's love and let then give you the attention and love you deserve. There's no need to try complicating thing further than that."