the last piece of the puzzle

It took Leon approximately four minutes to fall asleep, and that was a testament to how exhausted he’d been. And how safe he felt between the two others right now. Piers pressed his face into Leon’s hair for a second, as if he was trying to make sure Leon was still there and still okay, but then he looked over Leon and straight at Chris. “You don’t need to pretend you don’t care about him.”Chris didn’t like how knowing the statement was. No one was supposed to know. He had tried so hard to contain his heart eyes, had tried to accept the fact that he’d fucked up his chances. He’d had over a decade to act but he hadn’t, so served him right. “Of course I care,” he muttered defiantly, “he’s my friend.”“That’s not what I meant.” Piers gave him a look, one that was surprisingly gentle and that was throwing Chris off a loop. Especially when Piers went on, in the same soft tone. “You have feelings for him, right?”-Or the one wherein two becomes three.