"I love you, Bart! And I believe in you. I believe you are capable of being whatever you want whenever you want. Because you are clever, brilliant, wonderful, sexy, and resourceful. Take care of yourself, luv, and always remember I'm here for you and I'm here to love you."
The words themselves made him tremble, remembering those days where he was buried so deep in his work that he ignored the actions.
The laughter rang all too clear in his ears, tears already staining his face despite his efforts to keep them at bay.
"I love you! I love you! I love you!"
All he felt now was a veil of guilt and weight fall down on him, the choked sobs and hot tears coming faster than he expected.
The laughter was gone. The aura, the life, in his husband had gone somewhere else.
And he couldn't help it.
