“No I-”, Matthew shook his head at the boy’s words. He couldn’t bring himself to say what he wanted to tell him right away, he struggled to find the words in the clouded pool that was his emotions. He thought about how shaky they had been the last time they spoke before Landon left. “I’ve missed you.”
Landon takes a small step forward, giving a slight nod of his head. “Well, uh, I’ve missed you too.” He lets out a quiet breath, not exactly sure how he should react around Matt, after everything that happened. He bites his lip, anxiously looking up at the other boy, continuing to mess with his fingers. “Do you still.. Um, have feelings?” He asked, almost immediately regretting the question as soon as it passed through his lips.

Matthew nodded slowly, looking the boy over. He breathed in heavily, “Yeah, well I don’t think I was really thinking...
“Wonderful? That seems like a bit of a stretch, Lev.”
“Oh that would be so great! Even if you forget you’ll definitely be better at figuring it out than me! And I’ll help you...