"I'm sorry." she whispers. He doesn't know what to do or say. If Sergio was here he wouldn't hesitate to tell her that things were going well between them, but it would sound like a lie.

Sergio loves Romano dearly and seeing how miserable Romano is, he feels guilty for making him feel that way. He knows how much Romano means to him and how much Romano means to him and if he could he would take away every bad thing in the world just so he can protect Romano from them.

"I miss you so much." Romano mutters against her hair.

She pulls back and wipes off some stray...