As you entered the room, you could immediately sense the heaviness in the air. Your best friend sat slumped on the couch, his face buried in his hands. Your heart sank with the knowledge of his recent heartbreak.   In that moment, you wished you could take away his pain, even though it meant revealing your own hidden feelings.   He turned to face you, his eyes filled with a mixture of sadness and desperation. "Can you stay? Just a little while longer?"