Cookies And Wine

Chapter 31 ~The End~

They were the perfect match. A few months later Virgil moved out and into an apartment with Roman just as Logan took over Virgil's old room. They gave each other all the love and unconditional support in the world. But when you've gone through something like Roman did love won't solve all your problems. He would flinch away when Virgil would back hug him. Soon enough Virgil caught on and only showed him affection when Roman could clearly see his face. 

Virgil never surprised Roman with physical affection. When Virgil leaned in he would watch closely to see if Roman was leaning too, or if he should back away. Roman was happy, but felt weird in a way he couldn't describe. He started feeling bad when he flinched away from Virgil even though he told him countless times it was ok. 

They sat down together and talked about everything. There were tears shed, but they came to a conclusion that would be best for everyone involved, and they went to bed happy. Roman started going to therapy, and talking with someone who could really help him. Virgil loved Roman, and Roman knew that he could always talk with him, but he could see Virgil would get anxious about saying the wrong thing or not having a response at all. Virgil was not a therapist, he showed love, support, and did everything he could to help Roman, but he needed professional help. 

It was tough at first. Opening up to Dr. Emile was the hardest part of it. Roman went to Dr. Emile once a week and told him what he felt and did throughout the week. Dr. Emile was amazing, and always asked him little buffer questions between the serious ones. Roman started getting better. It was a very slow process, but it was very worth it. When Roman gave Virgil the ok to surprise him with affection he stopped flinching. Their relationship grew even stronger, and Roman got better through therapy, and support from people like Virgil and Patton. 

Virgil and Roman as well as Logan and Patton eventually promised themselves to each other. Although it used to be an exclusive activity between Virgil and Patton. All four of them would gather in one of the apartments and enjoy some good old fashioned cookies and wine.