-Will’s POV-

My eyes narrowed as a rusty pickup truck pulled up to my rickety home. The sun was blinding today, and the glare on the truck’s window made it hard to see him. I wasn’t sure why he was here, or why I had agreed to letting him come, but I was starting to regret it. All I wanted to do was run the other way.

Leaning against my house for support I let my eyes fall closed, the sound of gravel crunching under his boots getting louder. Then he was there. In front of me, waiting for me to acknowledge him, just like I had so long ago.

“Will…?” his voice timidly questioned.

-Jake’s POV-

He hadn’t really changed. That was the first thing I noticed. He was the sane Will, hardly looked a year older, let alone ten.

“Yeah.” That was his short reply, as he slowly opened his eyes, but refused to meet mine.

“Will, I’m sorry.” I wasn’t going to let this chance get away again. “I was stupid to leave, but I didn’t know what to think about the whole thing… You know, us both being guys…” It wasn’t exactly eloquent. He wouldn’t say anything, he wouldn’t even look at me, it was driving me crazy.

I placed my hand under his chin, gently lifting so he would look at me.

“Don’t touch me you bastard.” He jerked his head away, and my hand fell limply at my side.

-Will’s POV-

I watched his hand fall, I watched his expression melt into dejectedness, and inwardly I cringed.

“You should go.” I said carefully. I didn’t want him to go, but he didn’t really want to stay.

“You’re right, this was a waste of time.” He turned quickly, in a rush to get away from me. I turned my head up, to look at the sky, it was light today, things weren’t supposed to feel so heavy when the sky was light. That didn’t apply to Jake, he always did things backwards, always made me feel backwards.

I wondered if he had spent every moment thinking of me, like I had spent every moment thinking of him. He destroyed my life in the sweetest way possible.

The door of his truck slamming closed brought my attention back to the present, and all of a sudden a desperate feeling grabbed hold of me, and I ran to his car.

By the time I got there, his window was rolled down, and I didn’t waste anytime. I kissed Will through that window. I was outside, he was inside, just like our relationship, we had always been on different sides.

I walked away after that, and I didn’t look back. I never saw him again, but I finally felt at peace, and even peace hurt like hell. We loved each other, even if we couldn’t be together.

I’ve lived my life alone, but I was never alone.