Syed hammered unnecessarily hard on the front door, almost jumping up and down as he waited for somebody to answer it. He smiled as Lucy opened the door, her face a picture of shock as she mutely stepped aside to let him in. He could hear Christian on the other side of the living room door, confiding in somebody who Syed thought must be Jane.

"I thought I could handle seeing him, but it still kills me" he admitted, "It's horrible and selfish, but after all this time I'm still in..."

Syed chose this moment to walk nervously into the living room. Christian's jaw dropped slightly with surprise, and Jane looked Syed directly in the eye with a look of understanding.

"I'll leave you two to catch up" she murmured, heading quietly upstairs. Syed nodded at her gratefully, but Christian stood staring at him, almost longingly. Syed turned to him and smiled.

"So, long time no see" he said nervously, causing Christian to smile back.

"It seemed longer to me"

"Really?" Syed asked, "I always thought Miami was one of those places that everything seems to...whizz by"

"Not if you're alone out there" Christian sighed. He walked over to the sofa and slumped down onto it. Syed hovered uncomfortably, not trusting himself to be too close to his former lover.

"You? Alone? I would've thought you'd be far from alone over there" He couldn't meet Christian's eyes, "From what I've heard, it's full of dashing young men"

Christian laughed weakly, before turning to Syed, "I stopped seeing people, Sy" he admitted, "Everywhere I went, I'd find myself comparing people to you, if they had the same colour hair, the same laugh, even if they were just wearing a black leather jacket" he groaned, "God, I'm such a nerd"

Syed smiled, though there were tears in his eyes, "I thought you would've....moved on, forgotten about us"

"How could I? I was totally in love with you. That's why I came back, to try and talk to Jane about it all. If she'd told me you were happy, I'd have gone away and never bothered you again"

"What did she tell you?"

"I didn't get a chance to ask before your dad came in, asking me to come over and see you" he smiled, "I couldn't come up with a good enough excuse to get out of it"

"My mother said this morning that you were back, I just about passed out! I tried to come over and see you, but she cornered me. I insisted on leaving, telling her that I wasn't going to forget how I felt about you, and how it was so much more than anything I could feel for Amira. Of course, it turns out Amira had heard it all. That's why she was shouting when you walked in"

"What happened when I left?" Christian asked, completely absorbed in the story.

"Well, she was obviously upset when she found out I was gay, Dad couldn't believe it, but I think he was more upset at the fact I'd been lying for so long. Amira got totally hysterical when she found out it was you I was in love with though"

"What?" Christian spluttered, "You...still love me?"

Syed laughed, "Well, I was hardly gonna forget about you, was I? I can't believe you don't get how much I care about you, Christian" he sighed, "Would I come out to my entire family, go against my religion, make my wife hate me, and probably my mother, too, if I wasn't totally, completely in love with you?"

It was at this point that Christian stood up, took Syed into his arms and kissed him with all the emotion inside him. Syed responded immediately, wrapping his arms around Christian's neck and deepening the kiss. As they pulled apart, Syed sighed contentedly,

"God, I've missed that"

"Am I that good, then?" Christian smirked.

"You have no idea" Syed laughed, leaning in to press another chaste kiss to Christian's lips. Christian pulled back to grin at Syed, gently stroking his cheek.

"So what happens now?" he asked. As reluctant as he was to talk about it, he knew that it was something that needed to be discussed.

"Well, my whole family knows now, and I'm pretty sure Amira wants a divorce" he smiled sadly, "And I don't know how you feel about it, but I kinda don't want you to leave again, seeing as I'm in love with you and everything"

Christian laughed, "Oh, don't worry, I'm not going anywhere without you"

Suddenly, there was a small voice on the other side of the living room door,

"I'm still out here, you know" Lucy muttered, opening the door a tiny bit to peep around the edge. Both men laughed, moving out of their embrace, but still keeping a firm grip on each other's hands. Lucy warily entered the living room.

"I'm been standing out there for bloody ages so you could have a nice chat!" she yelled sarcastically, "I mean, do you realise how..." she stopped as she noticed their linked hands, and grinned, "So are you two...?"

Christian and Syed nodded simultaneously. Lucy squealed delightedly and ran to hug them both at the same time. She let them go almost immediately, stepping back with an embarrassed look on her face.

"Anyway, I'll, um....leave you two alone then" she headed upstairs, no doubt to pass on her news to Jane.

"So, where are you staying while you're in Walford?" Syed asked when they were alone again.

"Ian's letting me stay in my old flat again" he answered.

"You know," Syed smirked, "I'm sure it would be better for my family if I didn't go there tonight, so I kind of need a place to stay"

"Well, you're welcome to sleep on my sofa" Christian offered seriously. Syed's eyes widened, only to relax when Christian broke into a grin.

"Kidding" he laughed, "You know exactly where you're sleeping tonight, Sy" he winked.

"You're such a tease" Syed scolded him mockingly.

"And you love it" Christian retorted. Syed reached up and tenderly stroked Christian's cheek,

"Truly, I do"