balancing on the tips.
“ No! Don't do this,” Love shouts as he stretches to reach him. There isn't a foot between them, yet his fingers cannot yank him backwards.
Cade's feet leave ground. For a moment, he floats within the air as though he is using his arms as wings. And then, he falls.
When Love's feet slap against the dirt, stones scratch his skin, but he doesn't grimace, or allow himself to invite the pain inside. Instead, he grabs for his partner, only to catch air.
All he can do is listen as his screams echo across the land as Cade plunges into the rocks below.
No, no, no! Not again!
Thirteen
Loveren's screams force him awake to find he is thrashing within the covers.
“ Don't leave me,” he mutters into the stuffy room before cool fingers wrap around his forearm and cause him to jerk.
“ It's okay, you had a nightmare. Makes a change from it being me.”
A nightmare?
To picture what he saw as such is not correct. Mostly, it was a dream and a great one at that.
How could it have turned rotten like that?
His breathing is hoarse and uneven. When he tries to swallow, his mouth is so tight it feels like it is shrinking.
“ It's okay, I'm here.”
“ You jumped.”
“ Jumped?”
“ You left me,” Love mutters with his hand raking through his hair.
“ I'm here, look.” Cade pulls his hand away and places Love's open palm between his pecks where his heartbeat is strong. “See, that's me here with you. I'm not going anywhere.”
Cade holds his hand until his thoughts recollect and Cade's presence wipes away the fear.
Love's dry tongue darts over his lips to add moisture, but it isn't anywhere near enough.
He slips his sweaty hand down Cade's skin. Within the darkness, he feels Cade flinch when he settles against his scar. He traces the indent with his fingers and wishes he could kiss it better. The wound may have healed on his skin, but it still brings suffering to his insides.
God, how scared I was when I found him.
The wait for the ambulance was the scariest time in his life. He will never forget how that moment felt until his dying day. But time has wore it down and new, memorable times now replace a huge chunk of the pain.
I almost lost him.
“ Tell me what happened.”
Love's smooth touch drops away from his scar and he sighs. “You were Lois Lane. ”
Cade laughs without reservation. “Are we talking original Lois , or a remake? I fancy myself as Erica Durance's version of Lois . She's feisty, kick ass and takes no crap from anyone.”
The words go unheard by Love. All he can see is the way Cade's body suspended in the air right before he jumped.
“ I couldn't save you. You said I was Superman , but I couldn't stop you jumping.”
Cade rubs his hand over his back in a comforting gesture and tells him once more, “it was a dream. Everything is okay.”
“ We were on the coast. We were standing on the cliff's edge. You said I'd catch you if you fell, but I couldn't.”
“ Were we on holiday?”
“ What?” He didn't expect the response and cannot understand the relevance. “Must have been. It was Devon, I think.”
“ And I got close to the edge? Doesn't sound like something I would do.”
“ It was you, trust me. You said you could do anything now because you were happy.”
“ I am.”
“ But you jumped and I couldn't catch you like you wanted.”
“ Why?”
“ I don't know. I tried, but couldn't reach you. I'm not Superman . That's what you called me. You put me on a pedestal and I couldn't deliver.”
“ Did you want to save me?”
“ Do you have to ask?” Love scratches at his stubble, unsure why Cade would question his motives.
“ Perhaps you don't love me as much as you say,” Cade offers before he leaves a moist kiss on his shoulder.
“ There's nothing I care about more.”
“ Or maybe there's something holding you back.” He trails more kisses up his neck as he squeezes his feverish bicep.
“ Like
“ No! Don't do this,” Love shouts as he stretches to reach him. There isn't a foot between them, yet his fingers cannot yank him backwards.
Cade's feet leave ground. For a moment, he floats within the air as though he is using his arms as wings. And then, he falls.
When Love's feet slap against the dirt, stones scratch his skin, but he doesn't grimace, or allow himself to invite the pain inside. Instead, he grabs for his partner, only to catch air.
All he can do is listen as his screams echo across the land as Cade plunges into the rocks below.
No, no, no! Not again!
Thirteen
Loveren's screams force him awake to find he is thrashing within the covers.
“ Don't leave me,” he mutters into the stuffy room before cool fingers wrap around his forearm and cause him to jerk.
“ It's okay, you had a nightmare. Makes a change from it being me.”
A nightmare?
To picture what he saw as such is not correct. Mostly, it was a dream and a great one at that.
How could it have turned rotten like that?
His breathing is hoarse and uneven. When he tries to swallow, his mouth is so tight it feels like it is shrinking.
“ It's okay, I'm here.”
“ You jumped.”
“ Jumped?”
“ You left me,” Love mutters with his hand raking through his hair.
“ I'm here, look.” Cade pulls his hand away and places Love's open palm between his pecks where his heartbeat is strong. “See, that's me here with you. I'm not going anywhere.”
Cade holds his hand until his thoughts recollect and Cade's presence wipes away the fear.
Love's dry tongue darts over his lips to add moisture, but it isn't anywhere near enough.
He slips his sweaty hand down Cade's skin. Within the darkness, he feels Cade flinch when he settles against his scar. He traces the indent with his fingers and wishes he could kiss it better. The wound may have healed on his skin, but it still brings suffering to his insides.
God, how scared I was when I found him.
The wait for the ambulance was the scariest time in his life. He will never forget how that moment felt until his dying day. But time has wore it down and new, memorable times now replace a huge chunk of the pain.
I almost lost him.
“ Tell me what happened.”
Love's smooth touch drops away from his scar and he sighs. “You were Lois Lane. ”
Cade laughs without reservation. “Are we talking original Lois , or a remake? I fancy myself as Erica Durance's version of Lois . She's feisty, kick ass and takes no crap from anyone.”
The words go unheard by Love. All he can see is the way Cade's body suspended in the air right before he jumped.
“ I couldn't save you. You said I was Superman , but I couldn't stop you jumping.”
Cade rubs his hand over his back in a comforting gesture and tells him once more, “it was a dream. Everything is okay.”
“ We were on the coast. We were standing on the cliff's edge. You said I'd catch you if you fell, but I couldn't.”
“ Were we on holiday?”
“ What?” He didn't expect the response and cannot understand the relevance. “Must have been. It was Devon, I think.”
“ And I got close to the edge? Doesn't sound like something I would do.”
“ It was you, trust me. You said you could do anything now because you were happy.”
“ I am.”
“ But you jumped and I couldn't catch you like you wanted.”
“ Why?”
“ I don't know. I tried, but couldn't reach you. I'm not Superman . That's what you called me. You put me on a pedestal and I couldn't deliver.”
“ Did you want to save me?”
“ Do you have to ask?” Love scratches at his stubble, unsure why Cade would question his motives.
“ Perhaps you don't love me as much as you say,” Cade offers before he leaves a moist kiss on his shoulder.
“ There's nothing I care about more.”
“ Or maybe there's something holding you back.” He trails more kisses up his neck as he squeezes his feverish bicep.
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