"I suppose so." The smaller boy sighed, though the truth was, he did feel a little better, more annoyed than truly furious at the world. "Of course, that just puts me back in the position of feeling like crap about not doing it any time soon with anyone, and I still don't know that it's worth-"

Herbert shifted on Kurloz's lap, since he was fairly certain that signaled the end of their rather heated make-out session, and it was at that point that he noticed the sharp tingle between his legs and, glancing down, saw the cause of it.

"Oh!" His expression turned from a resigned one to mortified, and he pushed himself backward, trying to draw his knees up. "Damn it!"