This was written quickly in the heat of the moment!
*NEVER AGAIN
*
*By GILDA LILY*
*"Ray, *please* never leave me again."
"Never again, Benny."
Arms tightened around a trembling body, and Ray began to rub his
hand up and down the smooth back. Sadness glinted in green eyes.
"I'm sorry, Benny. I'm sorry that I left you." His throat
was
nearly closed with tears. "I was the only one who could
do it, y'know?
I was a dead ringer for ol' Armando. So I went,
but it nearly ripped me
apart to go without even seeing you. I know
that everyone you love
seems to go off and abandon you, and I know
that it seems like I did the
same, but I didn't. And I didn't dare
think about you during the
daylight hours, because I had to live
and breathe Armando in order to
stay alive, but at night..."
He nearly choked with emotion. "At night, I
would dream of you."
A soft gasp pierced his heart. "I was so lonely,"
he said
softly.
"I was lonely, too, Ray."
Benny's head lifted and Ray was shocked to see the tears streaming
from crystal-blue eyes. His heart broke, as it had done for so many
times these past nine months. He hugged his Canadian, the warmth of
their bodies reassuring. Benny hadn't let him out of his sight since
their reunion, and now he laid his head down on Ray's chest and sighed.
"Never again, Benny. Never again."
Ray kissed the top of the precious head and resolved to make it
up
to Benny for his long, painful absence. Well, he had a lifetime
to make
it up, and he was going to make it so *good* for Benny.
"Ray."
The voice was soft, a mere whisper, and he looked up into startling
sapphire eyes. Their lips met, and Love was satisfied.*
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There. Now wasn't
that ending better?
:)
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