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"I take it you’re the wild aniry welt fro proud on the tender flesh "Oh, you have no idea… I’ overhis veil of darkness and letting in the light

I brought hientle hand on his nape, and his body heat instantly war his hand from our embrace, Romeo reached up and took the crea it over us both, bundling ernail

"Are you okay, baby?" I asked quietly

Hardmoment before he croaked, "I will be I have you"

I restedthe sadness leaking through "You chose me"

The sadness melted into happiness, a contented sain in a heartbeat"

I blushed "Have your parents ever been nice to you?"

He shook his head and tipped his chin to stare at the ceiling, fighting the difficult memories, I was sure I reached up and took his hand in mine It alorked when he did it to rinhis head, he whispered, "No"

"Are you now?"

"Completely I finally knohat it is to love and to be loved But I’ive up that easy"

"I’ with you"

"Do you swear that to ht it

"So what now? Football? Greatness? World douess so"

"What do you want, Romeo? What do you desire most from life?"

"You"

"No really, baby, what do you want? It’s there for you to take"

He sighed, lowering his gaze "Just you, baby You feel like hoainst his neck "You have ot you forever? ‘Cause I pretty much just cut myself off from the only family I have"