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Dean was standing outside the treehouse looking at the night sky. Just hours before, Roman confessed his heart breaking memory of his ex fiancée cheating on him with his best friend. That had to have hurt worse than ramming your head through a glass window. After making love a few times, Roman finally went to sleep, leaving Dean to ponder his next move. He gently kissed Roman's head before getting up and stepping out to where he is now.

How could someone hurt this precious man? How could someone break his heart into a million pieces because they didn't think he was enough? He thought as he continues to stare out onto the water that was shining bright from the stars above. It is so peaceful here, so serene, so quiet with nothing to disturb your life. Not watching your life go by quick without literally enjoying what you have in front of you.

If it is one thing that Roman has taught him, was how to appreciate what you have at that moment. He smiles sadly as he turns his face to check on Roman, who was still sleeping like a baby. God how beautiful he looks. His mother definitely knew what she was doing when he shipwrecked here, no doubt. But where does that leave him with his other life? The one back home where everyone is still looking for him, unless they gave up. After all, it has been about three months since he has been here. No doubt he has a hard choice to make. He fell for Roman after a while. Loved how he made this life his own and lived it HIS way, without answering to anyone. So, what is keeping him from wanting to live this life? Dean ponders this question hard because he knows there is no easy answer. One hand is that he misses his friends, his job that he loves so much and his life in general. One the other hand, Roman opened a new world for him that he didn't know existed. How to literally appreciate the beauty that surrounds him on a daily basis.

"I'm so fucked right now," Dean said to himself as he struggles with this decision. "I don't know if I can leave Roman, but then I don't know if I can go without seeing my friends much longer. What the fuck should I do, Mom? Dad? Please help me here…" Dean whispers in defeat. "I just don't want to hurt Roman if I choose to leave, but I also don't want to miss out on my happiness with a man who has shown nothing but love and kindness towards me either."

Dean looks up at the big black sky above him. He closes his eyes for a moment, takes a deep breath, and opens them back up. He looks over at Roman, who is still sleeping away. He turns and then walks in, grabs a paper and pencil that is on the table. He writes a quick note before he heads out.

10 minutes later, he is at the hot springs that Roman showed him weeks ago. He climbs in one of the natural made tubs and sits in there. He leans back and closes his eyes. He needed to clear his mind and figure this out.

"You always loved being by yourself to think." A voice said to him.

Dean opens up his eyes and sees his mom standing there in front of him with his dad. He rubbed his eyes to make sure it wasn't tricks playing on him. He looks again, and there they stand, looking at him with such love in their eyes.

"Mom? Dad?" he said as he tries to reach out and touch them, but couldn't. It made him sad to think he can never touch them again, never hold them, never hug them again. Tears starts to form in his eyes as he looks at the two most important people in his life. He misses them so much.

"Hey baby…..why the tears?"

"I miss you two so much! My heart hasn't been complete since you two died. And the fact that I can't hug you like I want to." He said as he looked down to keep from seeing them seeing him cry.

"Tiger, we are always with you. I know you mother told you that recently when you shipwrecked here. We may not get to hug you , but we can watch over you and make sure that you are taken care of like you deserve. Don't ever question that. We love you so much. But always remember that we are in your heart, forever."

"I know, just times like this I wish you were here in person to talk to. I am so lost on what to do."

"I know you are, " his mother said softly. "It's why we are here. You wanted some help, so we are gonna try and help you without doing anything."

"How on earth can you do that?" he asked in confusion. He didn't know why they are here if they can't help him in this decision.

"You have to look inside your heart tiger, you have to really look inside and see what it is telling you to do. Only then, will your decision be the answer you want. So, what does your heart tell you?"

"That's just it dad, I'm confused right now. A part of my heart wants to go home, back to normal, living and dreaming again. But the other part of my heart wants to be with Roman. He's kind, gentle, patient, beautiful and loving. He's already had his heart broken once, I don't want to do that again." He sighs as he takes his hands out of the water and rubs his face up and down. He really is torn up over this and not sure what to do. He truly hopes his parents can help him in the right direction.

"Okay, so tell me what is out there waiting for you back home? And be honest with yourself about that question." His mother asked lovingly.

"Well, my job, my best friend, my friends in general, my apartment. I mean, pretty basic stuff."

"Is there anyONE waiting for you to come home? Like a boyfriend or someone like that? Is there happiness waiting for you?"

Dean sat there and lean back to really think of that question. He really liked Corbin, they were roommates, best friends and fuck buddies. He thought, at one point, that they could be something between them. But he honestly didn't know if there could be. They got along really well and rarely fought or argued. But did he love him like that? Just before he left, there was a new employee named Adrian that caught his eyes. He had been there a week before he left. He was shorter, muscular and bit of a computer geek, but he knew his shit about workouts and food. He thought of taking him out to lunch when he got back, but now, it's a good possibility that won't happen.

"Not really I guess. I mean, there were a couple of guys I liked, but nothing too serious at the moment. But who knows if it would have been someone that was waiting for me at home." He said calmly as he brought his knees up to his chest and put his arms around them. "But for now, probably not."

"Well, what about someone here? What about Roman? How do you feel about him?" his father asked as both him and Dean's mother looked at Dean with love in their eyes.

Dean blushed, blushed hard. Roman made him feel things that not even Corbin did. He made his heart flutter by simply looking at him. Those big brown eyes that matched his heart and soul. Their lovemaking was nothing he ever had in his life. Soft touches, hungry kisses, dirty talking that made them both feel alive. He doesn't know if he would feel this way about another man.

Question is….. did he love him? Does he love him?

"To be honest, I am scared of how I feel for him. Being with him is so different. His love is pure and honest. He doesn't bullshit. He believes in true and real love. He doesn't believe in fairy tales, but his heart says otherwise."

"Why are you scared to love Roman?"

"Do you know how hard it is to find a love like you to have for each other? To find someone that makes you forget everything else in your life? To make your heart beat to only to his heart?" he says as he sadly laughs. "Your love was such a high standard in my eyes. I never seen two people more in love than you two. And I always hoped and dreamed that I would find that kind of love."

"And you don't think you can love Roman like we do?"

Dean shakes his head slowly.

His mother bends down to Dean's level as his father stood behind her and placed his hands on her shoulders, smiling at Dean. "Baby, our love isn't meant for you to meet. Our love took a lot of hard work. We worked for our love. We didn't set it up as a standard for you to follow. Our love was to teach you that real love is possible as long as you are willing to fight for it everyday. We love each other because we felt that our heart was as one. We were just as scared when we first got together, but for 25 years, it was all worth it. We knew the moment we saw each other that we were gonna be together, and after two years of dating, we got married. We had bumps in our road, but we stood by each other through it all. We can't tell you what to do in regards to your heart, we can only tell you to not be afraid to be with someone that has made your heart sing. So, the question remains, do you love Roman?"

Dean then stood up as his mother did to stand beside her husband. He got out of the tub and sat on the edge of it and looked at them with intensity.

Did he love Roman enough to stay, or did he love him enough to let him go for a while? That is where is heart is torn at the moment. But his mom was right, his love for someone shouldn't measure up to his parents. It should measure up to himself.

He looks at his mom and smiles. "Yeah mom, I do love him, but I'm just torn." He said sadly as he wipes the tears that was threatening to fall.

"You are only torn because you have allowed yourself to be." She said sweetly as he places her hand on her husband's heart. "Love shouldn't make you feel that way. But I do have a suggestion that might make it better, you up for it?"

Dean wipes his eyes again and nods, but he is curious as to what his mother is up too.

"Well, Roman did fix the radio, right?"

"Yeah, what does that have to do-oh wait….you thinking what I am thinking?"

"No, but you are finally thinking what I am thinking though. And I can guess that it just made your decision of what to do, didn't it?" she laughs as her idea dinged in Dean's mind.

"Honestly, yes it did, and I don't know why I didn't think of it before though…."

"Because you were too worried about what was gonna happen between you and Roman before it even started." His dad winked as he smirked. "You mom told you you were gonna figure it out without us telling you what you wanted to hear. You needed to figure it out, you just needed a push is all."

This is one of those moments that he wished he could hug them right now. Just to feel them one more time before he moves on.

Then, all of a sudden, he felt arms around him. He looks and sees that his mom has come near him and wrapped her arms around him to hug him one final time. "This is our final gift to you Dean, our final gift of love before we say goodbye for good."

"What….?" As he hugged his mother hard, not wanting to let go for anything. "Goodbye?"

"Yes baby, we waited a long time to be granted this one wish before we said goodbye for good. Meaning, this will be the last time we see you like this. But we will ALWAYS be in your heart though. So whenever you need us, listen to your heart. The answer will always be there from us."

Dean cries harder at the thought of never seeing his parents again, even in his dreams. "I can't lose you again! What am I gonna do without you two?" He not wanting to let his mother go as his father touches his back and joins in on the hug.

"Don't worry, you are in great hands with Roman, but that is if you chose to be here with him. He will be the one that will look after you for us. We have no doubt that he will be there for you through the tough times as well as the good times. Just gotta believe tiger." His father said as they all release from their hugs.

His mother wipes the tears of Dean as his father shakes his hair. "Go now baby, we love you so much and always remember that we are in your hearts. Take care and watch for a glowing star above you. That will be us when you look up."

"I love you too mom and dad. Thank you for loving me and thank you for everything you have done for me. I will make you proud all over again." He says through the tears and he hugs his dad again and then gently kisses his mother on the cheek before standing back. Then he watched them mist away as the turned and headed back to the tree house.

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Dean comes back in and thankfully Roman was still asleep so he discarded the note he wrote and slid back into bed and pulled Roman closer. This stirred him awake as Dean leans down and kisses his lips.

"Dean…." He said groggily.

"Hey baby…."

"Still awake?"

"Yeah, couldn't sleep…" he held Roman closer as Roman snuggled into his neck.

"Why?"

"Cause I was trying to figure out what to do….." he says carefully which made Roman pull away to look at those blue eyes. Dean smiles softly as he puts his finger under his chin. "And I made my decision…"

All Roman could do was sit up facing Dean as Dean grabs his hands into his. "And?" Roman asked as he held his breath…

A/N: About two more chapters before this one is done…. Let me know what you think!