"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.

his nephew, the two made

to accept, knew no bounds of mismatch or incompatibility.

"She doesn't want to."

Craig chuckled softly.

funny?" Miles

from one arm to the next! After all, with no financial pressures, all you had

that why you insisted on breaking up with Abigail after finding out about her

his tongue, then said, "I felt

of social status, background, education, wealth, he felt short in every

known for our loyalty, starting with

mention your parents'

on Miles' lips, "The fact that my sister and I exist is

hesitation back then could have

aren't your parents madly

mom is my dad's

an eyebrow, "So, despite all the obstacles your parents faced, they ended up together.

everything had come full

Waiting here for him.

Sutch."

breath, "Felicity... she's

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