That draws an almost surprised and definitely self-deprecating laugh from Malcolm.

“You know, my mother used to tell me that I had to work on getting better or I’d be a burden on anyone I ended up with. If only she could see me now, with men banging down my door,” he teases back, just as gently. He presses a kiss to Neal’s temple. “I was already pretty infatuated with Raylan back then… though I was also convinced he’d never be interested in me. Maybe we had a window there,” he admits.