It's not unusual

I shouted through the locked door to Tony, asking if he was going to come out for a bit with me, Jaime and Vic. The response I got was barely audible but a no all the same. My heart sunk at that moment. I loved it when Tony came out with us, he always made the evening so much better. Vic and Jaime called me out and we left the bus.

As we walked all that I could think about was Tony. It wasn't unusual for him to get hit with depression out of nowhere, but when he did he refused help from everyone. He would just mope around the bus and if we stayed to look after him he would just confine himself to his bunk.

I hated the thought of Tony going through this and I couldn't stand knowing he was going through it alone either. "Hey, uhm, Vic?" I said, getting his attention almost immediately. "I'm not feeling so great I'm gonna head back to the bus"

"Okay man, catch you in a bit" he said quickly.

As I turned to walk back to the bus I had a great idea. Tony has all the Star Wars movies but a new extended cut had been released, I walked into a movie store round the corner and bought it for him. I also bought some ice cream and some chocolate before heading back to the bus.

He was sat on the floor sobbing when I opened the door and jumped violently as I clicked it shut.

"You're early." He stated, trying to hide the fact he had been crying.

"Good job too" I said as I walked over to him. He flinched at the touch as I wrapped one arm around his back and put the other underneath his knees before standing up with him curled like a young child in my arms. He fit so well in my arms, it was perfect, like he belonged there.

I walked him out to the back lounge and laid him on the couch, before moving away, I wiped away the remaining tears that stained his face, I couldn't bare to see them sit there on his flawless skin.

I put the film into the TV and walked out into the kitchen area to grab some spoons before sitting back on the couch next to Tony. I pressed the relevant buttons on the remote and the film began. One arm slid around him, pulling him in close to me whilst the other was feeding him spoonfuls of ice cream. As the film went on he became more and more relaxed and the tub of ice cream was now empty and laid on the floor. Tony being Tony had made a mess of himself and had chocolate ice cream all round his face, I leaned in closer to him, kissing his cheeks gently, licking the ice cream off as I went.

Despite being completely fixed on the TV, his cheeks were a flushed red colour and he was giggling. His giggle was the most adorable sound in the world, I cut it off with a single kiss on his tender lips, biting his bottom lip gently. He smiled and moaned slightly into the kiss, he wanted more, and so did I, but tonight was just for this, just for comfort. He slowly drifted into sleep, snuggled in my arms and I smiled to myself, knowing that coming back was the best thing I could have done.