"Look at me." Pat said in a serious voice but there was no movement from the man before him.
So he knelt down before Ace and clasped his chin as he lifted his face up to look into his eyes. But Ace quickly evaded his eyes and looked away.
"I asked you to look at me." He said again when Ace turned his eyes away from him.
This time, Ace looked back at him and maintained eye contact with Pat's golden eyes that sparkled in the dark.
"Was that how you really felt?" He asked Ace and saw his eyes glisten under the moonlight.
He was now cupping Ace's cheeks and rubbed his thumbs on his soft skin.
"Wally, I knew what the consequences were of my decision to chase after you. I knew that I wouldn't have a normal family but I never wanted that anyway. I want you and I am more than happy with just you by my side." Pat smiled at him but got no reply.
Noticing the silence, Pat was getting frustrated with Ace's lack of response.
