That brief little touch made him blink. It was over too soon to really register if that had felt nice. There was a suspicion that it had felt nice. It wasn't anything to linger on, but he kinda wished it'd happen again for just a little longer, just to see.

But it was over, and Kai already moved on, mysteries left untouched and unsolved. There were just the hints of another smile on Kai's face as he nodded against the pillow. "Yeah, yeah. I'll be good. There's no use in cartin' people over here if I'm not going to behave either."