"Sex is... out of the question?" Edmond repeated, his eyes wide. He couldn't stop sudden sadness from surfacing on his face. He even felt his eyes start to water a little.

He slipped away from Maxie's embrace, sitting up with his legs drawn to his chest and his chin propped on his knees.

He started to cry, his selfish want inextricably mixed with his tremendous insecurity when it came to Archie. Even if Edmond's dream of marrying Maxie had come true... it was Archie who had claimed his husband and still possessed him.