Bro doesn't know how long it will take. All in all, it didn't take long to get close to being able to say it. In a way, this is just nothing more than a minor setback. A part of him wants to be able to say it now, but he just... can't bring himself to. As if there's a wall blocking those feelings. It's a flimsy one, one that will disappear in time, but just how long is unclear.

He lets out a hum as Murdoc kisses him, and just leans in closer to him, closing his eyes. "Thank you," he says after a few seconds. Because he's grateful that Murdoc is being patient with him, too. He knows how it must feel to have said it but to not get it back. It's a pride thing, and he can understand that. But the fact that Murdoc isn't visibly upset about it makes Bro feel better, and it just brings him that much closer to being able to demolish that wall so that he can reciprocate it that much sooner.

After a few seconds, his hands travel from where they're pressed against Murdoc's back, a little lower until they're resting on his ass. It's been entirely too long since he's held this ass in his hands. He grins lightly against Murdoc's chest and wordlessly gives his ass a squeeze.