He felt her shift her weight to the other side, still using him as a pillow. Well, his stomach at least. He threw a quick look at the clock next to the TV and was surprised that it had only been two o'clock in the morning. He felt like an eternity has passed, even though he was asleep, but he was incredibly uncomfortable, pinned between the couch, and Gillian, who he did not want to wake up, especially not after what was making peace after a fight that could have once again cost them so much.

Not long has passed, and the screen of his phone came to life and a loud sound made Gillian jump out of his lap immediately.

"Ems?" Instinctively, he put his hand around Gillian, pulling her closer into a hug. It was a sign of protectiveness she didn't miss.

"Hey, dad. Where are you?" He looked down at Gillian and for a moment forgot what it was his daughter asked him. His eyes roamed all over her face, from the questioning wrinkle on her forehead, across her sky blue eyes, sleepy circles under them, the small, freckled nose and lips he wanted to lean for so badly. "Dad?"

"Did you just come home?" He asked with a bit of anger in his voice, but as it was with them, Emily saw right through him.

"I've been studying, dad, and you are deflecting. Where are you?"

He took a deep breath and shook his head. "I'm with Gillian. She wasn't feeling very..."

"Oh, okay. Sorry to interrupt you guys. Have fun!" And with that the conversation ended and left Cal stunned.

"She thinks she's on to something." Gillian said, shifting in his hands and leaning on his shoulder. Silence finally settled into the room once again and tension grew as the distance between bodies reduced.

"Gil, darlin'?" His voice was slightly higher than usually and he felt her body freeze as she caught him unprepared.

"Yeah?"

"You do know we can't be anything in between anymore?" There was silence, as Gillian's eyes scanned for something on the floor, that wasn't really there. She couldn't find any excuses, she couldn't say she didn't want to talk it through, because she did, and she couldn't say she didn't want to do something about it, because she did. She truly did, but it scared her to hell. Truth be told, she was more afraid of what happens if they make it, than about what happens if they fail. She was afraid of happiness with him. He terrified her in every way possible.

"I've been trapped, Cal."

"Huh, love?"

"I've been trapped." She pushed herself off his body, turning her head to look him directly in the eyes. "I've been trapped in the box of expectations and a box of safety that I felt comfortable in. And then you came into my life and turned it upside down. The only reason I ran was because I was afraid of what was unknown to me. You pulled me outside of it. I dropped the ball for one night and got outside the damn box and could be whatever and whoever I wanted to be. And I loved it. But it was everything I've never been, it was everything I never dared to do and be, my entire life. And you just marched into my life that night, into my personal space, and I let you. I wanted to blame it on you, on alcohol, I wanted to blame it on whoever I could because I felt out of space."

His eyes reflected her emotions - love and fear, both. "What if you are at a better place when you're with me, Gil? What if I show you how the world is outside the box?" His eyes darted between her eyes and her lips and he dared to raise his hand to her cheek, slowly removing a bit of hair behind her ear and leaving his hand there.

"You're a mess, Cal. You make me feel so scared and so angry and..."

"And I always will. Cause that's what's outside the box, darlin'. It's not all rainbows and unicorns, but it's a lot more colorful than being trapped in dark. Isn't that why you love me?"

She opened her mouth to protest, but they were caught by his, soft and warm ones. His hand glided over her waist and deeper into her hair and her hands grabbed his shoulder as something to hold on to. The moment of surprise quickly passed and she responded, pulling him into her and gliding her tongue over his lips, asking for an entrance, which he willingly gave her.

Hey, guys! I guess this is the end? I am sorry I delayed it this much, but I just didn't feel like anyone was reading because no one was reviewing or commenting in any way, so I just decided to bring it to an end. Sorry if you are disappointed, but this seems like a really fair ending to this story.

Still, contact me for anything you want, I'd still like to hear your opinions. So... Review this last chapter and if you have any requests send them away! :)