You were sitting on his lap, his face buried in your chest as you felt his body tremble with sobs.

His arms wrapped around you tightly, protectively.

Tears welled up in your eyes as you gently cupped his tear -streaked face, lifting it slightly to kiss his cheekbone.

He closed his eyes, and more tears spilled out.You kissed the other cheek, then his forehead, each touch soft and full of emotion.

His lips quivered, overwhelmed, before he pulled you back into his arms, burying his face into the crook of your neck.

"Please... don't do this again." Nick said to you.You had told him you were leaving-said it was to focus on your future and study abroad.

The lie shattered him; he couldn't believe you'd walk away for something like that. But the truth was far crueler.

Your father had threatened you: either leave Nick and go abroad, or he would frame him in a case so severe he'd never recover.

So, you had walked away. You'd headed to the airport knowing it would destroy him.But you couldn't go through with it.

You turned back and ran-to the only place your heart could call home. His home.And just as you feared, he had begun to crumble without you.was losing him

Your father's threats could wait. Right now, the only thing that mattered was hin because he was the only one who ever loved you in your whole life