Unbreak My Heart (18+, ManxMan)

Chapter 25 The Big Reveal

Chapter 25

Finn

It was bittersweet.  On the one hand, I was so happy that for once, I could comfort Nico.  I rubbed his back and held him until he fell back asleep and I just watched him for a while until I started to get drowsy again.  On the other hand, hearing the story about how he lost his mother was heartbreaking.

Thinking about a five year old boy watching the plane his mother was flying in, crash and go up in flames, must have been devastating and confusing.  I didn't blame him for his fear of flying at all and it kind of explained a lot about his personality.  Especially the way he was when we were first together.  In some ways he had been afraid to get too close, he kept his walls up.  His heart had been broken once already and he was protecting it.

When I got sleepy I kissed Nico on the forehead and settled my head down on the soft pillow.  Tomorrow would soon be here and I needed a good night sleep to deal with the issues surrounding my mother.

"Hey, baby wake up."  I slowly regained consciousness to Nico gently shaking my shoulder alternating with soft kisses on my temple.  Strong sunlight was streaming in the window, but the strength of the rays were always multiplied out here on Serenity as they reflected off the water.

"What time is it?" I mumbled.

"Almost 10."

"Sorry."  I sat up and rubbed the tiredness out of my eyes.  "I can't believe I slept this late."

"It's okay, our appointment isn't until 2:00pm, I thought about letting you sleep later, but…"  Nico blushed as he paused and my curiosity was piqued, I looked at him closely. 

"What?"

"I…"  he let out an embarrassed chuckle.  "I missed you." 

I grinned back at Nico, the almost shy smile he returned was so priceless I wanted to commit it to memory and sketch it later.  It was rare to see Nico like this, but between last night's confession and this morning I was getting to see a whole new side of him.

"What do you want to do until we have to go?" he asked.

"I could use a workout, umm, a gym workout. I haven't had a chance to get any exercise in a while, well, except…"  Now it was my turn to blush, "I think a good run and some weights would make me feel a lot better."  Nico squeezed my chin with a wink and stood up..

"I'll make us each one of my famous protein shakes and then we could head down to the gym."

It felt good to go for a run on the treadmill, though I prefer the jogging path I'd discovered near my apartment.  Afterwards we spotted each other on some weights; Nico was able to lift a lot more than me, but I still able to lift a reasonable amount since I'd been training with weights on and off for the last couple of years.  I just never seemed to be able to add any bulk, but my Dad was tall and lean like me, so I guess it was genetics.

Emilio made us lunch in the afternoon before we boarded the speedboat to head to shore to go meet with the lawyers.  Nico dressed in a suit; I swear the man feels more comfortable like that than the most comfortable pair of jeans and a Henley, my most typical outfit of choice these days.  Of course, I was either going to classes or painting, not running one of the most successful corporations on the west coast, and to be honest, he could really rock a three piece suit.

I did have some decent clothes on the boat, so I put on a pair of khakis and a dress shirt.  Nico said I looked great and that's the only person I was trying to impress.