Disjointed Heart

Chapter Thirty

A/N : This is our last chapter before the epilogue. Thank you to everyone who has read it so far, we love you! ❤

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When Chester woke up the next morning, Mike wasn't in bed and he frowned, a little panicked as he got up. He looked around and saw Mike's things in there, but no traces of him, so he went downstairs. He stopped in the stairs as he heard a muffled conversation.

"...and I want the best for my son, so I need you to promise me that you'll never hurt him. I know that I haven't been the best mom but... I still care and love my boy and I want to make up for it." Margaret talked to someone in a low voice, and Chester could also hear the pan burning and smell the bacon and pancakes as he sighed in content.

"I understand, Mrs. Bennington, and I assure you that I will never hurt your son. Chester is... the best thing in my life and I could never ruin that. I've never told him that but... when I met him, it was like a speck of hope flickered in my heart. I wasn't at my best when I started working as a deliverer but the idea of seeing him everyday was what made me get up in the morning and move past that darkness. I've never loved someone as much as I love your son, and I give you my word, that if I ever hurt him, I would never forgive myself." Chester heard Mike's voice and his eyes filled with tears. He had no idea of how much he had helped his boyfriend even if he told him that every once in a while. He was about to go back up to get dressed when he felt a hand on his arm.

"Hey, hotshot." Amber said with a smirk and Chester gasped.

"Amber! You can't go walking by yourself like that!" Chester said as he held his sister, who just rolled her eyes.

"I see you're as overprotective as ever." She shook her head. "Hey, what's wrong? What's up with those tearful eyes?" She frowned and hugged her brother, who just laughed and sniffed as a few tears fell from his eyes.

"I heard Mike and mom talking and... I just love him so much. I never thought I could love someone again after what happened but he was there to prove me wrong... oh, and so wrong." He said as he dried his eyes.

"You two are so mushy it's even gross." She joked and Chester showed his tongue to her.

"Just wait until you meet someone." The blonde warned.

"Oh, as if." She rolled her eyes again and started going down the steps.

"Wait! You're insane, you knuckle head!" Chester laughed and held her again, this time leading her down the steps, carefully.

When Mike heard them, he stopped talking. As he caught a sight of Chester, it was like the first time he was seeing him. His eyes were shining and his lips were parted at the sight of such a beautiful human being. He just couldn't grasp the fact that he could be so lucky to have the blonde in his life. And he smiled. He smiled so big that it seemed to brighten the whole room and warm everyone's heart. His eyes were tiny and the crinkles around his face were like constellations in the sky. He was beautiful.

Chester only blushed as he saw how Mike stared at him and Amber and Margaret stared at each other, silently agreeing that they better go to another room in the house, and just like that, they had vanished.

"I love you." Mike got up and held Chester. Those were the first words he had heard from Mike so far today - well, excluding the ones he had overheard - and he couldn't be happier.

"I love you too." And they kissed, until they heard a gasp, and blushing, they parted. It was Francis. Mike wanted to dig a hole and crawl inside because he could not be more embarrassed.

"I'm sorry." Francis said in such a composed tone, that the two boys calmed down. He wasn't mad.

"Let's eat, shall we?" Amber appeared in the kitchen again and once more, saved their skins.