Chapter 8: Goodbye Love - Part 1
Although it was against their will, Lenny's parents let Angel and Lenny spend their last night together. They agreed under one condition: that they sleep with their clothes on.
Lying in Lenny's arms, Angel looked up at him. He loved everything about Lenny. He liked the way his muscular arms felt around his slim frame. He loved the curly, gelled black hair, and how it was long enough to see the curls, and run his hands through them. He liked the way Lenny was at least six inches taller than him, and that he had to stand on his toes to kiss him. He sighed, and smiled at him. "I love you," he told him, like he had so many times before.
Lenny looked down into Angel's eyes, and agreed, "I love you, too. This isn't fair. I don't want to leave you."
"I don't want to leave you either. What are we going to do?" Angel asked.
"I don't know. The military school is in Ohio, or something, and you're gonna be here in New York. We'll never see each other," he paused, "Maybe." he trailed off, with a troubled tone in his voice.
"What are you saying?" Angel asked abruptly, breaking away from Lenny's loving embrace, "What, baby, do you want to -"
"Of course I don't want to!" Lenny exclaimed, scooping Angel back into his arms, "I love you more than anyone, you know that. But we're not gonna be able to see each other ever, and. I don't know, maybe it's for the better," he admitted.
"I know you're right, but. I can't bear to lose you," Angel said quietly, in a voice that was barely above a whisper.
"But we can't stay together if we're not able to see each other," Lenny argued.
"I know, but."
"I understand. Jesus, Angel, I'm nothing without you," he said as tears began to form in his eyes.
"Don't cry, honey," Angel said, "We'll spend our last night together, and if we're truly meant to be together, our paths will cross again. Wow," he said with a smile, "THAT was cheesy."
"It's okay. We're allowed to be sappy tonight. It's our last night together," Lenny agreed, and continued, "I love you so much. I'm in love with you, baby."
"I'm in love with you, too. We'll just make the best of tonight okay?"
Lenny slowly shut off the lights and got back into bed with Angel. Sleeping next to each other, with their bodies intertwined, they drifted off into a last night of peaceful sleep together.
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The next morning, the sky was grey and overcast. As Angel was leaving Lenny's apartment, he dragged his suitcases to the front door, and looked back into the house, waiting for Lenny. His parents were out at work, so the two of them were home alone. Lenny was instructed specifically to make sure that Angel was out of the house by noon. Mr. Costales would be coming home during his lunch break, at precisely 12:30 to make sure that Lenny was alone.
Lenny walked solemnly down the hallway to the front door. He looked briefly into Angel's eyes, and then quickly wrapped his arms around Angel's waist, burying his head in his shoulder.
Angel responded by holding tightly around Lenny's neck, tears freely flowing down his face.
"I love you. like I need to say it again," Lenny whispered to Angel as he wiped away the tears on his cheeks.
"Yeah, right? Well, I love you, too. I've had a lot of fun with you, Lenny Costales, and even though it's no fair that we have to end this way, I wouldn't trade it for the world."
"You're right," Lenny told him, taking his hand, "You're amazing, Angel Schunard."
They shared a final kiss, filled with passion and sorrow.
"Goodbye love," Angel whispered, as he hugged Lenny one last time, remembering the past year and a half of love they shared together.
Angel picked up his suitcases and left the apartment.
Although it was against their will, Lenny's parents let Angel and Lenny spend their last night together. They agreed under one condition: that they sleep with their clothes on.
Lying in Lenny's arms, Angel looked up at him. He loved everything about Lenny. He liked the way his muscular arms felt around his slim frame. He loved the curly, gelled black hair, and how it was long enough to see the curls, and run his hands through them. He liked the way Lenny was at least six inches taller than him, and that he had to stand on his toes to kiss him. He sighed, and smiled at him. "I love you," he told him, like he had so many times before.
Lenny looked down into Angel's eyes, and agreed, "I love you, too. This isn't fair. I don't want to leave you."
"I don't want to leave you either. What are we going to do?" Angel asked.
"I don't know. The military school is in Ohio, or something, and you're gonna be here in New York. We'll never see each other," he paused, "Maybe." he trailed off, with a troubled tone in his voice.
"What are you saying?" Angel asked abruptly, breaking away from Lenny's loving embrace, "What, baby, do you want to -"
"Of course I don't want to!" Lenny exclaimed, scooping Angel back into his arms, "I love you more than anyone, you know that. But we're not gonna be able to see each other ever, and. I don't know, maybe it's for the better," he admitted.
"I know you're right, but. I can't bear to lose you," Angel said quietly, in a voice that was barely above a whisper.
"But we can't stay together if we're not able to see each other," Lenny argued.
"I know, but."
"I understand. Jesus, Angel, I'm nothing without you," he said as tears began to form in his eyes.
"Don't cry, honey," Angel said, "We'll spend our last night together, and if we're truly meant to be together, our paths will cross again. Wow," he said with a smile, "THAT was cheesy."
"It's okay. We're allowed to be sappy tonight. It's our last night together," Lenny agreed, and continued, "I love you so much. I'm in love with you, baby."
"I'm in love with you, too. We'll just make the best of tonight okay?"
Lenny slowly shut off the lights and got back into bed with Angel. Sleeping next to each other, with their bodies intertwined, they drifted off into a last night of peaceful sleep together.
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The next morning, the sky was grey and overcast. As Angel was leaving Lenny's apartment, he dragged his suitcases to the front door, and looked back into the house, waiting for Lenny. His parents were out at work, so the two of them were home alone. Lenny was instructed specifically to make sure that Angel was out of the house by noon. Mr. Costales would be coming home during his lunch break, at precisely 12:30 to make sure that Lenny was alone.
Lenny walked solemnly down the hallway to the front door. He looked briefly into Angel's eyes, and then quickly wrapped his arms around Angel's waist, burying his head in his shoulder.
Angel responded by holding tightly around Lenny's neck, tears freely flowing down his face.
"I love you. like I need to say it again," Lenny whispered to Angel as he wiped away the tears on his cheeks.
"Yeah, right? Well, I love you, too. I've had a lot of fun with you, Lenny Costales, and even though it's no fair that we have to end this way, I wouldn't trade it for the world."
"You're right," Lenny told him, taking his hand, "You're amazing, Angel Schunard."
They shared a final kiss, filled with passion and sorrow.
"Goodbye love," Angel whispered, as he hugged Lenny one last time, remembering the past year and a half of love they shared together.
Angel picked up his suitcases and left the apartment.