LOVE STITCHES

Chapter Thirty

The following day, Cayden was in the kitchen making breakfast. Just as he plated up, the front door opens and Aiden enters.

The man had dark circles around his eyes due to lack of sleep. Cayden smiles and hands him a cup of coffee.

"You should get to bed"

Aiden takes a sip and sighs, he pulls Cayden closer for a hug. He could smell the strawberry bath bomb on his skin as he took in the man's scent.

"You smell yummy"

Cayden pulls away, blushing.

"Go get some sleep, I'll be here when you wake up"

Aiden shook his head. Clearly he had other plans than sleep.

"Or....we can get in the bath tub and have fun"

Cayden sighs.

"That can wait. You should really get some sleep, I'll make it extra special" he says, finishing with a wink.

Giving up, Aiden nods. He stomps his way upstairs making Cayden chuckle at his antics.

"Such a big baby"

While Aiden was getting some rest, Cayden figured it would be best if he spent the morning with Jade. He wants her to not feel as if he was distancing away from her.

He grabs his coat and put on his boots and went out. The snow was beginning to melt and the sun will be up in a few days, Cayden couldn't wait. Spring is his favourite season.

Knock. Knock.

The door opens and Jade smiles seeing her visitor.

"Hey there neighbor, come in come in"

Cayden is welcomed by the smell of lavender, he smiles. Jade has always managed to make any house feel like a home. Hopefully he can give Aiden the same feeling when he comes home from work.

"I thought I'd stop by and say hi. We haven't talked since...."

"Nithya? I know, i heard she's doing okay in her local hospital now"

He sits down and sighs. Hopefully Nithya wouldn't be a problem anytime soon, last thing he needs now is drama.

"Thank you for helping me during that time"

Jade smiles, she offers him a cup of tea which Cayden took with a warm smile.

"May I ask you something Cayden?"

"Sure"

Jade sighs. It seems there was a recurring pattern amongst the couple.

"Why did you leave? The day when Nithya told you those things....your first instinct was to leave...why?"

Her question caught him off guard, that was the question wasn't it? Why DID he leave?

"I....I don't know"

She sighs.

"Cayden, relationships aren't easy. We all go through problems but you can't leave without trying to fix things....You leaving makes Aiden sad and I don't want that on your conscience....promise me, whatever happens between the both of you, you'll always find a way to fix things"

"I....I didn't mean to hurt him"

"I know and it's okay.....you can come to me if you have problems. When i was still using my dead name, people weren't that nice to me and there were times when i wanted to leave, especially when i saw how my problems affected Tucker but we worked things out. Trust me, it works and if it doesn't then it's okay, atleast you would've tried"