[ Confused and worried by the look of fear in Molly's face, he drops the hold and takes a step back. Not five minutes ago they were about to fall asleep, not an hour ago he was inside him, the alarm in Molly makes no sense. ]

I know what I said, I meant it at the time. I just thought ...

[ He hit a brick wall of feelings and today in the ocean it felt like his heart was made of the same sunbeams that touched them where they kissed in the depths. He searches him for a shred of the warm welcome that has been dripping off Molly in Fjord's direction all day. ]

You said you'd be mine and wouldn't sleep around; you asked me to claim you. [ An unlikable part of his rationale reminds him they were fucking at the time, so he probably shouldn't have taken it seriously. His voice softens, ] It meant something to me, in there.