“Hey, look at me.”
Pad faced RJ.
RJ wiped the tears from Pad’s face with his thumb. “I never want you to feel that I don’t love you, that you aren’t the most important thing in my life. I don’t want to be like my dad who rather than work out everything just walks out on everyone.” RJ’s voice broke. “I’ve never met anyone who’s loved me so much and will do anything for me. In the beginning of our relationship, it was a little scary. And that day when you had my bags packed and told me you were ending it, it was like you threw me into a black hole and the light was escaping from me.”