Jean feels like he got a shot of the good stuff from the nurse; he's relaxed and eager at the same time, both content and excited all at once. When Marco tugs at his waist, Jean doesn't hesitate and crawls immediately into his lap, straddling Marco's hips with one leg on either side.

He leans into Marco's kiss, his arms snaking up and looping around Marco's neck. Jean has shared a few harried, decidedly unsexy kisses behind the sheds like most of the other cadets, but Marco is right: this is the first kiss that matters. Marco's lips are soft and warm under Jean's, and Jean is pretty sure he could melt right into Marco's chest and just stay there forever. The kiss even banishes his cramps, sending them skittering away.