[Aiden Livingston]

"It hurts me, too! The only thing worse than having someone you love in this situation, Carter, is being that person! And having to act like this is for the better! Having to force yourself to know it is!" Aiden yelled, tears streaming down his cheeks now.

[Carter Nichols]

"I can't handle this! I wish I had done so many things differently. I love you so much. And I can't do anything about it. I can't live through this. Not when it hurts this much. And I try to leave it alone. I try, but I all I can think of is you."

[Aiden Livingston]

"You can live through this. We all can." Aiden said, leaning against the side of the flat, " It's just that we don't want to. I know this is going to be hard, damned near impossible. But we've got to try, it's the only hand we got."

[Carter Nichols]

Carter sobbed nodding his head and trying to wipe his tears. He had put himself out there, and it was he expected.

He stood up and walked away, tripping once, but continuing back into town.

Tears still leaking, he walked into the coffee shop and sat down. Will, who had been going over some paperwork noticed him immediately.

Carter clung to the man, spilling his heart out of Aiden, and of everything that had happened. Will consoled him, pretended to care, and then accidentally left his paper work in the shop as he took the emotional wreck hastily back to his flat.