Sorry for the delay! I want to do this story some justice and it's quite heavy!
'It's late. How long before you have to go?' he asked quietly, their hands still clasped together.
'I have to report at dawn', she said, looking up at the clock on the wall noting she had 6/7 hours to countdown.
He let go and banged his hand on the countertop in frustration, she jumped at the action and he put his head in his hands. 'Nick..' she came round to stand at his side, leaning against him and wrapping her arm over his back and her face into his neck. He suddenly stood up and pulled her into his arms, feeling her tremble and catch her breath.
'I don't know how to do this' he muttered into her shoulder. 'I don't know how to say goodbye to you' he finished, holding her tightly to him.
'I don't want to say goodbye to you either. I… I've never felt this way before', she sighed and lifted a hand to wipe away a tear. He pulled away, keeping his hands on her upper arms, rubbing his hands up and down and looked into her eyes before resting his forehead against hers. He took a deep breath and gave her a brief kiss on the lips.
'Nick…' she whispered, looking up at him. 'You don't have to…' she followed with.
'I just wish I'd done more when you kissed me earlier. I don't want to live with any more regrets with you Ellie' he said. 'I have so many things I want to say, but right now, I just want to be close to you'.
'Nick, take me to bed. Please just hold me' she asked taking his hand.
He looked up at the ceiling before pulling her with him and leading her into his bedroom. He found her a t-shirt to sleep in and tossed his own clothes in the corner before pulling down his comforter.
She changed by the bed, all guards down between them and got in beside him. She curled up next to him and wrapped his arms around her whilst she sniffled in the darkness.