The next morning, Andy came over, guitar in hand. Artie opened the door and watched him, honestly wanting to wrap around him and cuddle him instead of listening to his new song.

"Well, hello, stranger." They teased softly, letting him in.

"Well I hope I'm not too much of a stranger." He murmured setting down the case to lean over and kiss their lips lightly.

They smiled sweetly and hugged him, before letting him go. "I want to hear this new song."

"As you wish!" He laughed, licking his lips watching them.

They sad down in a chair waiting for him in the den. He shuffled in getting set up. "I hope you'll like it..." he murmured.

"Andrew. I love your music." They insisted, waiting patiently trying not to get too distracted by his long fingers and his soft smile that seemed to always make them a little weak.

He shook his head before starting to play, trapping them with his lovely voice. They smiled closing their eyes as he played sucked straight into the words and melody.

It was the song he had been working on. The song he had been working on the morning they first woke up in his house. Their heart soared knowing they were there for that.

As he finished, they opened their eyes and looked at him lovingly, "Its perfect, Andy," they whispered after a moment where he looked nervously at them for approval, before breaking into a wide grin.

He set his guitar aside to run over and scooped them up into a hug, kissing them deeply and passionately as they kissed back, clinging onto him in surprise, wrapping their legs around his waist tightly.

He was much more like an excited puppy now that the song was out in the open. He nuzzled their shoulder making them gasp in surprise, but he didn't move any lower, just held them close. They smiled playing with his loose hair gently.

They smiled nuzzling his hair softly as he held them up. He sighed, relaxing with them even though he was standing. Before too long he sat down letting them just straddle his lap.

They brushed back his hair from his face, "You'll drive me insane," they whispered as they looked him over fondly.

"I hope that'd be a good thing." He teased softly his hands on their hips.

Artie sighed softly, ruffling their curls a bit, "I do too," they admitted before speaking. "But... I think... I need to tell you about why I really came here... before it goes any further."

He blinked and licked his lips before nodding. "Yeah, I think that might be best." He agreed softly.

They started to explain gently, starting from the beginning with S. How fast they had fallen for them, slowly building up to how fast they had broken for them feeling the shards of their heart starting to quake again. How they had felt nothing, that no one around them had been real. That they had wanted contact so they knew they were real... and being refused.

At that he held them closer, rocking them slightly. "Its okay now...." he whispered, "you aren't alone. I have you... right here." Andy murmured, rocking them gently just like when they had cried before.

They pulled themself together to finally tell them they lost the three people they trusted most in one day, and became homeless within the month.

"...Artemis..." he whispered, making them look up at him. Instead of pity, indifference, or anger, there was pride and respect. "You are so strong... and the fact you told me..." he whispered petting their cheek. "You're amazing and strong. You won't let it define you. I can see it." He whispered kissing their forehead firmly.

This time instead of hiding their tears, they openly wept, wrapping their arms around him tightly as he squeezed them tightly helping to fuse a few of the shards of their broken heart together.

"I'm so lucky to have met you." Andrew whispered kissing their temple as they cried softly and wiped their tears, earning him a small smile as he traced their cheekbones, looking in their stormy blue eyes.

"Thank you for telling me." He added softly, kissing their lips softly and sweetly, not wanting to let them feel like he wasn't there.