Anxiety [Muke af]

Twenty-six

Septmber 14th rolled around. And Luke was nervous. Really nervous.

Who wouldn't? His mum and boyfriend was going with him to a therapy session with him...and talk.

He anxiously paced back and forth in his living room, fiddling with his hands, waiting for Michael to arrive.

"Luke, he's going to be here in a minute," Liz said, placing a hand on his shoulder. The boy took a deep breath, slowly nodding. "Yeah, just nervous..." Liz was about to speak, when there was a knock on their front door. She smiled "I think that's him." she squeezed Luke's shoulder and walked out of the living room and opened the front door, to reveal a rather nervous, but smiling Michael "Hello," he greeted and rubbed his arm "Hello, dear. Come in, we'll drive in a minute." she moved to the side so he could walk in, but stopped him when he was in front of her and whispered, "He's very nervous. Maybe you could talk to him?"

Michael nodded and made his way into the living room.

"Hey, Angel." Luke's head snapped up and his features softened. He sighed and went over to Michael, wrapping his arms around him. He buried his face in his neck and let out a shaky breath. Michael pressed a gentle kiss to the exposed skin on his neck "Hey, it's okay. You can do it. I'm here to hold your hand every step of the way." Luke nodded against his neck, then pulling away. Michael cupped his cheeks and kissed Luke's forehead. He was about to kiss his lips, when he stopped "Can I?"

Luke, of course, nodded and Michael pressed their lips together. They thought Liz didn't see them, but of course she did. She saw it all. And she couldn't help but smile. Michael treated her boy like a prince and she loved that.

"Boys." the boys jumped away from each other, both flustered "We're driving now." she smirked. Michael grabbed Luke's hand and laced their fingers together.

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They arrived and Luke was getting even more nervous. Michael noticed and held him out in arm lenght "Hey, it's going to be okay. After we're done here, we can go to the train wagon?" Luke let out a deep breath "Okay." he nodded and Michael pressed a featherly kiss to his forehead "Proud of ya'"

"Hello, Luke, Liz." Jane shook both of their hands, sending them a smile "And you must be Michael." she also shook his hand and he politely greeted her. The three of them sat down on the small couch, Luke in the middle.

"So, I wanted you two to be here, because Luke had a very traumatic, I would say, nightmare. Right, Luke?" he nodded, looking down at his lap.

"Would you like to tell them about it, or do you want me to do it?"

"N-No, I- I can do it." Jane smiled and adjusted her glasses "It's okay if you can't remember it all, I have it all written down. And remember: This is a safe place, and you're surrounded by people that love and care about you." Luke nodded again and glanced at Michael, then quickly grabbed his hand for comfort. Michael caressed the back of his hand with his thumb.

"Well, we were all having dinner. Me, you-" he looked at his mum "Michael... and- and dad." Liz's eyes widened a bit, they hadn't talked about his dad in a while "Then, all of you, like, started grinning and your eyes turned black... It was terrifying. You started moving closer to me, and mum, you and dad said, that I was better off dead and you wish I was normal."

Liz sniffled a bit. It hurt so much to hear her son say that.

"And- and Michael," Michael bit his lip, feeling like he was going to cry "You said, that you were only with me 'cause you felt bad for me. That in reality, you were just gonna... get in my pants, and then leave me..." He said quietly, tears rolling down his cheeks.