Sweet Surrender [MxM]

Chapter 20

So... This is it... The final chapter... I feel like I'm losing a kid here...

Anyway, I wanted to thank everyone who's voted, and commented, and read this. It means so much to us that you've kept reading, even though there was a giant fucking lull in the middle where shit didn't get done. So just... Thank you so much.

So here it is, the final chapter of Sweet Surrender-

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Getting to the farm felt like it took way too long to Varian, but that could have been attributed to his exhaustion. Venerra had fallen asleep on the way home, so after he and Nathan got there, Varian picked her up and cradled her to him as he went inside the house, Nathan tagging along behind until they reached the living room where he decided to wait for him.

Walking into Venerra's room, Varian gently laid her down on her bed, slipped off her shoes, and pulled the blankets up around her, tucking her in securely. She didn't make a sound besides her quiet breathing, and Varian smiled before backing out and shutting her door, turning to Nathan.

"Ready?" he asked.

Nathan raised his eyebrows. "...Yes?"

"I have to ask." Varian said before heading for his room. He knew he didn't. Nathan wouldn't need to be asked, but he did anyway. it was just his nature.

Walking in, he waited for Nathan to come in before quietly shutting his door and going for his bed. Shoes were off in an instant, and the next instant he and Nathan were comfortably situated, Varian lying on his back under the covers, Nathan on his side on top of the covers and tucked close, arm thrown casually over Varian's stomach.

Varian wasn't aware of much else before he was out.

It took Nathan a little longer to get to sleep than it apparently took Varian. It seemed like he was out right after they laid down.

Nathan looked him over, sighing quietly. Varian had had a long day- hell, they both had. Between Elle and Grant.

Grant. Just thinking about that particular incident had Nathan feeling upset all over again. He supposed it would for a while, even though it didn't mean anything.

As for Elle...he didn't even know how to go about confronting her. And he knew he had to. He wanted to know why she didn't just tell him about his father. He deserved to know, even if Daniel did do something terrible.

Then again...Nathan thought about it, putting Venerra in Vanessa's place instead. He'd be livid if anyone ever did anything like that to her, and she wasn't even his child. Or sister, for that matter.

He wondered what Vanessa would've been like if she was still alive. She'd be about...twenty-four. He'd have to go by her grave at some point, by himself.