"You don't mean that." He says quietly, finally pulling his hand away from mine.
I did mean it. I do mean it. I love him, it's always been him. It will always be him. Of course he doesn't believe me. It's Will. Why would be believe me?
"I do." I say just as quiet as he was.
"He'll actually kill you, Mike." He says, his voice rising a little above a whisper. "He'll kill us."
"It's not like we haven't escaped death before." I joke. He surprisingly laughs with a small head shake.
"That's different." He smiles. God I love his smile.
"Oh yeah, we escaped death from an alternate dimension filled with monsters but we'll die from a random guy in California. Yeah, that's pretty different." I say sarcastically with a grin. He laughs again.
"You know what I mean, Mike." He says with a small smile.
"I just want you to be happy, Will, okay?" I say, "it doesn't have to be with me. But you won't be happy with Ezra either." I add quietly. He looks at me, like he wants to say something but doesn't know how to say it.
"Are you only saying that so I break up with him?" He asks, unsureness was clear in his voice. He wanted to believe me, I could tell. But he was scared I was lying which I understand.
"I wouldn't lie to you about this, Will." I say quietly. It was the truth. I would never lie to him about something this big.
He was quiet for a few minutes. He looked so conflicted it hurt. I smile softly at him.
"Think about it, alright? I'm going to go to bed, we'll talk about it in the morning." I say softly. He nods quietly, still looking at me.
"Night, Will." I smile and turn to leave. I heard a quiet 'goodnight, Mike.' As I close the door behind me.
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Word Count: 330
Date Published: 2/22/23
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