...I missed you. I've missed you so goddamn much for so long, and I don't want to waste this. I want you to be happy--it doesn't matter if that's with me or not. But since it is...with you, I'll do everything in my power to make sure I become everything you believe I am.

[The motion startled him, but only for a second; accepting the least expected and most impossible situation was in fact happening, he dropped his cane in favor of putting his arms around Diarmuid's shoulders and leaning against him to return that kiss with his own.]