I stood, in a cold sweat, with my back pressed against the wall about fifty feet from where he stood.

I've been waiting on the other side.

It had been six weeks. Six long weeks that I had been without my Roy. I wanted him back, and no matter how much it would hurt my ego, I needed him.

For your friends to leave so I don't have to hide.

He chatted with his friends and I wanted them to leave.

I prefer they didn't know.

I put my head around the corner and saw the backs of Havoc and Fuery. I wanted them out; I didn't want them knowing how pathetic I was.

So I've been waiting on the other side for you friends to go.

I heard someone else come in. "Damnit," I whispered under my breath.

I've been sliding down a slippy-slope.

Ever since that day that I had decided that I didn't want him, I felt stupider and stupider every day. Dodging him in the halls and seeing him with new people was the worst. I covered it up with my own new set of girlfriends.

I've been climbing up a slowly burning rope.

He still felt it, though. I could see it.

But the flame is gettin' low.

I had to do this, I had to tell him. If only his damned friends would leave.

I've been waiting on the other side for your friends to go.

I told him numerous times that I was fine.

You never need to worry about me.

That was back when he showed that he still loved me.

I'll be fine on my own.

Now he had other people with him, and so did I.

Someone else can worry about me.

I've spent a lot of time on my own

I had, in fact, been alone many nights. There were a few nights when I would sleep with a girlfriend, but most nights were on my own.

I've spent a lot of time on my own.

Sex wasn't the same if it wasn't him.

I've been waiting 'till the danger's past.

I had actually decided that I wanted to get back with him a couple days ago, but so many meetings had gotten in my way.

I don't know how long the storm has past.

And then there was Riza. She had recently had to leave town so this was my chance.

If we're gonna carry on.

I heard people saying their good byes and my face lightened.

I'll be waiting on the other side 'till your friends are gone.

I ran into the room and it was only him, as I suspected. I yelled the words that I had been wanting to say forever. "TAKE ME BACK!"

So tell me what I wanna know.

He looked up at me with a lazy look.

I was waiting on the other side 'till your friends were gone

"I miss you."

He stood up and patted my forehead.

Someone else should worry about me

"Took you long enough, shrimp."

I've spent a lot of time on my own.

"WHO'S A SHRIMP SO SMALL THAT HE TAKES FOREVER TO MAKE APOLOGIES AND GET HIS BOYFRIEND BACK!"

I've spent a lot of time on my own.

"That would be you." He kissed me and it was like before.

I won't be waiting on the other side for your friends to go.

Of course we didn't mention those six weeks again.