Title: With All My Heart and Soul
Author: Jaxson K.
Pairing: Nick/Gil
Rating: PG
Disclaimer: I own nothing...
Summary: First time.....the morning after.

Nick felt the bed move as Gil got up. He obviously thought Nick was still sleeping because he tried to be quiet as he got dressed.

"He's going to leave me, and I can't stop him. I knew he wouldn't stay." All this passed through Nick's mind making him so sad. He continued to pretend to be sleeping.

It was all he could do to keep from calling out to Gil and asking him to stay. Nick wanted Gil so much, and that scared him a bit because they had only been together just this once, and it hurt Nick to think it was all for nothing.

It was worth it to Nick because he felt that he would never know what it felt like to be loved, and he finally got to know that feeling in the short time Fate allotted he and Gil. Nick's heart was pounding and he could feel the tears behind his eyelids as he heard the bedroom door open.

As the door closed softly, Nick heard Gil's footsteps as he made his way down the hall to the livingroom. The tears slid slowly down his cheeks as he reached for the pillow Gil had used, and he cried himself to sleep.

A short while later, Nick felt a familliar touch on his cheek, and warm breath on his ear. He opened his eyes to find Gil gazing down at him with a smile on his face.

"Gil?"

"Yes, baby, what is it?"

"I thought you were gone."

"I was, but I came back."

"Let me guess, you wanted to come back and tell me to fuck off in person."

"No, Nick, I came back to tell you that this is where I need to be. With you. It's time I faced the fact that you are what I want, and I want to make this work."

Nick's heart leapt in his chest. "Do you really mean that?"

"With all my heart and soul!"