The immediate, completely honest answer still warmed his heart like nothing Lex had ever known before.

He leaned in close, kissing Anatoly before trailing kisses down his jaw so he could say softly in his ear, "I want you Tolya. I want to be inside you, if you'd let me." It surprised even him how much he wanted it, despite being perfectly content the way things were now. And it wasn't that he wanted it for himself, but instead to use it to show Anatoly how much he loved and cherished him.

But of course, nothing before Anatoly was ready for it and thus why Lex asked.