[ Seeing that smile eases some of the tension in Caleb's shoulders. If he can smile then they can work through this. With things with Nick, then Stephen, he can't help but worry. ]
I love you too, Nate. With all my heart.
[ He strokes his fingers along Nate's cheek. ]
We'll take care of the babies and ourselves, and not give her a reason to give us shit when she finds her way back.
[ He just wants to believe that they'll be back. Nick. Anna. Everyone that they love so much and lose. ]
We'll figure out the secret to this place one day. But you're right. She wouldn't have chosen to leave. She loves you too much.
[ Nate leans against him and settles there, comfortable. His arms curl around Caleb's waist. ]
It's such shit timing. Right before fucking Valentines, when we made those tattoos together. I feel like the people I love are dropping like flies.
Don't you go anywhere.
[ He says it lightly, but there's some fear wrapped up in that, too. He'd gone from three permanent contracts to one in just a couple of months. Anna hadn't chosen to leave, but she's still gone, and it reinforces to Nate how fragile their life here is. If he lost Caleb, he would lose him for good, just like Nick.
They cannot give up on fixing this. They just can't. ]
She's going to be pissed she missed Valentines. We'll have to throw a party when she gets back. Just for her.
[ And he knows the chances are she might not. Nick hadn't. Not yet. He tries to think of it that way though. Not yet. Not that it won't happen. Not at all. ]
I'm not going anywhere, Nate.
[ He presses into him closer, wrapping his arms around him and holding him tight. ]
Whatever I can do, I'm here with you. And I'm there beside you whatever we can do to try and make sure we're always together. Let them punish me. I don't care. I will keep trying. With you.
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I love you too, Nate. With all my heart.
[ He strokes his fingers along Nate's cheek. ]
We'll take care of the babies and ourselves, and not give her a reason to give us shit when she finds her way back.
[ He just wants to believe that they'll be back. Nick. Anna. Everyone that they love so much and lose. ]
We'll figure out the secret to this place one day. But you're right. She wouldn't have chosen to leave. She loves you too much.
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[ Nate leans against him and settles there, comfortable. His arms curl around Caleb's waist. ]
It's such shit timing. Right before fucking Valentines, when we made those tattoos together. I feel like the people I love are dropping like flies.
Don't you go anywhere.
[ He says it lightly, but there's some fear wrapped up in that, too. He'd gone from three permanent contracts to one in just a couple of months. Anna hadn't chosen to leave, but she's still gone, and it reinforces to Nate how fragile their life here is. If he lost Caleb, he would lose him for good, just like Nick.
They cannot give up on fixing this. They just can't. ]
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[ And he knows the chances are she might not. Nick hadn't. Not yet. He tries to think of it that way though. Not yet. Not that it won't happen. Not at all. ]
I'm not going anywhere, Nate.
[ He presses into him closer, wrapping his arms around him and holding him tight. ]
Whatever I can do, I'm here with you. And I'm there beside you whatever we can do to try and make sure we're always together. Let them punish me. I don't care. I will keep trying. With you.