"Uh-huh."

"That's great." Miles forced a smile despite his chapped lips cracking a little, drawing a thin line of blood, "Abigail really loves you."

Craig nodded, "I know."

"Treat her well, will you?"

"Uh-huh."

Miles cast his gaze downwards, finding himself at a loss for words with his future brother-in-law. The air between them grew heavy with silence. After a few minutes, it was Craig who broke the stillness.

"Trying to drink yourself to death?"

Miles blinked, caught off guard, "...I don't know. I just thought if I got drunk enough, I wouldn't have to think about anything."

Otherwise, the pain was too much to bear.

Every inch of him ached.

"It's definitely over with Felicity?" Craig had some recollection of the girl.

She was feisty and unreasonable, always approaching him with a storm brewing in her eyes.

next to his nephew, the two

as he had come to accept, knew no bounds of mismatch or incompatibility. If two people loved each other,

"She doesn't want to."

Craig chuckled softly.

so funny?" Miles looked

used to think all you rich folks never knew true love, always flitting from one arm to the next! After all, with no financial pressures, all you had to do was enjoy life to

up with Abigail after

said, "I felt like I didn't measure

background, education, wealth, he felt short in

our loyalty, starting with my grandfather. Once we set our eyes on someone,

mention

fact that my sister and I exist is a stroke of

hesitation back then could have

now, aren't your

my dad's entire

an eyebrow, "So, despite all the obstacles your parents

everything had

Waiting here for him.

Sutch."

"Felicity... she's different.

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