Ouch, this was a decidedly painful chapter. Their miscommunication, though, is absolutely needed (especially given that they're teenage boys) but my god do I want to kick both of them square in the ass. This was a lovely chapter, the sex scene woven in perfectly, and quite sweet, and yet the entire thing was overshadowed by that same doubt and uncertainty that has plagued them since the beginning. It fits so well into everything else and just *works*. Really, really lovely.

And there's another chapter already waiting. Squee!