Chapter 12
Three days later
Nate wakes up to an empty bed. Again. It is been two days since Sean’s been home, two nights of Nate waking up in the middle of the night with his heart in his mouth when he realizes that Sean is not there by his side.
He found Sean in the living room last night, sitting still as death in front of the television. His eyes were blank and his face, lit up by the flickers from the muted television, was completely devoid of expression. Nate felt his own eyes sting with tears.
“Sean?” He quietly sat beside Sean on the couch, asking gently, “Can’t sleep?”
Sean didn’t answer, his face showing a myriad of expressions and in another lifetime Nate would have laughed, would have tackled Sean down onto the couch, would have poked and tickled him until he cried for merc
