The instant Snake stopped talking, Heiji leaned forward and kissed him. There was nothing tentative about his approach this time, no reason to try and pretend there was some other reason he was doing it except that he wanted to and so he was.

When he pulled away, it was only the bare inch or two required to speak. His breath came quicker than before; probably he'd forgotten to breathe while he was at it. "Does that answer your question?"