Simon had been taken by surprise by Lucian's actions, however he didn't forbid it. If anything, he wanted this little moment to last forever, but Lucian had to end everything quickly.
"T..thank you for everything." The prince stammered as he slowly pulled away from his squire. He still wanted to kiss him even more, but had to restrain himself from going too far. They were still at the clinic after all, and anybody could walk in on the two of them.
Simon smiled, his face bright with excitement as he reached for Lucian's hands. "There's no need to thank me. I'm only doing what's expected of me as your squire—"
Simon hadn't finished when Mark opened the door and met the two holding hands. He averted his eyes, pretending not to have seen the two. He had come to inform Lucian that they needed to return to his chambers as soon as possible..
