(A/N: How did I end up not posting Bessa for so long? Oh well. This was inspired by the song Why Stay?/A Promise from Next to Normal. Enjoy!)

Why Stay?

"Why do you stay with me?" Nessa asks Boq. It isn't a question she necessarily wants to know the answer to, but it has already slipped out before she can stop it.

Boq opens his mouth to answer, then closes it. Why does he stay? If it weren't for Nessa, he could spend his time getting closer to Galinda, the one he really wants.

He can't tell Nessa this, though. It wouldn't feel right, somehow. He doesn't love her like he loves Galinda, but they've had some great times together. There have been times where he's considered forgetting about Galinda and just being happy with Nessa. Those feelings last until Galinda walks by him again.

Boq opens his mouth again, this time to say a statement somewhere between a truth and a lie. "I stay because I love you."

(A/N: Reviews are love!)