Chapter 139 Together Again

• The downpour intensified, the rain now falling in heavy sheets around them. Edwin pulled back from Lance's embrace, breathless and soaked to the skin, his clothes clinging to his body like a second layer.
• "We should get inside," Edwin said, his voice barely audible above the storm. Water streamed down his face, his dark hair plastered against his forehead.
• Lance nodded, reluctant to break contact even as the cold began seeping into their bones. "Lead the way," he murmured, pressing one more quick kiss to Edwin's lips.