[ Hank shudders pleasantly, always enjoying the warm thrum of emotion he gets whenever Gavin touches his neck. ]

I'm the alpha. It means I gotta take care of you.

[ And probably get him a ring. And probably announce that he and Gavin are married now. And that's... yeah, he'll worry about that later. Right now he has to focus on his mate, and for once he's really, consciously thinking about him like that. Gavin is his mate. No one else could ever matter as much as him. Hank smiles a bit, purring deep in his chest. ]

You know I will. You're mine -- I mean that. I want you... and everything that means. Even if it feels like I don't deserve this, I want you.