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Aidan sighs with a broken heart as he laid in his bed, buried beneath the blankets as his hand hung over the side that belonged to her. The side that was always warm with her, always smelled so sweet, always made him feel safe and secure. But now it was cold and empty of her, no sign of her laying next to him like they used to. The sheets and her pillow didn't even smell like her anymore, nights of him cuddling her side of the bed made her scent fade away. The brunette moves to his back, running his hands down his face as the night just continued on, looking at his phone hoping she responded back to his messages but it was highly unlikely she would until some time later. And even then, it would be only short 3-4 worded responses. He knew that her knowing he was in love with her would make her unsure of how to respond back now, know that she wouldn't know what to do in her first relationship with him but it was breaking his heart that she was drifting away from him.

(Y/n)...

He missed her, so much.

Did she miss him?

She did.

(Y/n) laid in her bed cold and feeling empty, buried beneath the blankets and looking at the other side that she thought would have him laying there with her. But she was disappointed to see it empty without him, to not have her sleeping next to her peacefully or have him smile at her cheekily while he played with her hair. His side was empty of his warmth and his happiness and it made it so hard to sleep now without him. She looked at her phone the lit up with a message, unable to move like she was frozen. She couldn't see the message, couldn't read his messages knowing what she knew know. Knowing that he was actually in love with her. She didn't know what to do, didn't know how to accept that love when all she knew was self-hate and disgust. How could someone as wonderful as him be in love with her. She was drifting away, she knew that and she hated herself for hurting him but... she just couldn't bring herself to reach out. She didn't know how, never knew how. She had been alone for so long, she didn't know how to ask for help.

She needed him.

He needed her.

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Aidan sigh's unenthusiastically as he sat in his chair while the makeup crew got him ready for his interview, trying to hide the bags under his eyes and try to make him look livelier. He periodically checked his phone again, expecting a message but he got nothing and the crew looked at each other knowing why when he looked even more glum. Everyone knew, the entire production knew. Aidans parents knew.

Steve and Jeff knew and they needed to help the boy. They had never seen someone look so heartbroken from love and they wanted to help him, cheer him up. So yes, they called (y/n) and asked her to come back to work for them again. They waited anxiously for her response and she said yes. Now they knew that she would be arriving on set any time now, having arrived early morning yesterday and set her up in a hotel since they knew she probably didn't feel comfortable staying with her boyfriends family.

Aidan thanks the crew when they were done, putting on his blazer jacket and walking out of the trailer where his personal assistant was waiting for him to take him to set while he was staring at his phone. Waiting. Waiting...

"We're here Mr Gallagher." The brunette brings his head up and his lungs finally fill with clear air that he didn't know he was grasping for, the pain in his head and heart lifting and the world didn't feel as dreary or cold.

She's here...

His eyes widen and he could finally breathe. He could finally feel, he could finally think. He could feel his skin buzzing, tingles in his fingertips from the excitement that buzzed in him seeing her right in front of him.

Is this a dream?

He couldn't believe his eyes as he saw (y/n) talking to other crew, helping them set up for the interview. She looked so lovely in her business suit, her blazer hanging on a chair as she rolled up her sleeves to help someone carry the chairs. Oh how he wished to tuck her hair behind her ear when she did so, to take her glasses off to be able to see her beautiful doe eyes.

"(Y/n)..." his voice finally comes back to him and he whispers her name blissfully, giving him life and warmth in his body.

She stood up, hearing a faint whisper of her name and she looks over to see the boy she wanted to see desperately but was also afraid of seeing. She saw Aidan smiling at her softly before he got pulled away by his assistant to sit down to give him a run down of the interview and she couldn't take her eyes off him. It was as if she could breathe again, feeling light as the weight on her shoulders and her chest lifted off. She felt so free knowing he was near, alive and strong. Her tired and weak self was gone when she saw his smile, blushing when he looks up at her again and she quickly looks away. Her stomach flutters and she was shocked to still have feelings like this for him.

"Ok, so these are the questions the interviewer is going to ask you Mr Gallagher." Aidan wasn't listening, no way. He didn't want to. Why would he when he could look at his love and admire the soft flush on her cheeks before she turned away. He was itching to touch her again, to hold her hands but he knew he couldn't. Not yet. Not in front of these people. They didn't know they were together and he hated that he couldn't go up to her instantly.

"Ok we're ready to go." There was a blur and the brunette blinked to see that he was suddenly in his seat with the interviewer who was asking him questions about Season 4 and his future plans. He tried so hard, he really did, to pay attention to the interviewer and answer them but he couldn't take his eyes off his love. She was there refilling his glass with water, leaning down next to him and he breathes in her familiar sweet floral scent he had been aching to smell again. His head followed her when she left and he clears his throat to keep answering the interviewer. He was struggling bad knowing that she was standing behind him and he breathes out in relief when he was able to take a break. His heart raced when he saw her again, standing in front of him to fix his appearance.

Aidan's heart desperately was trying to jump out of his chest to be in her arms, looking up at her as she fixed his hair with gentle touches and he couldn't help but fall in love again. Was it possible to fall for her so many times? Was it possible to be in love with the way she looks at him softly, be in love with the way she touched him so softly, be in love with the way her cheeks were a soft pink, be in love with how warm she was?

He was completely and utterly infatuated and obsessed with her, completely in love with her and only her. She was the only one his heart wanted and he hoped she felt the same way.

She did but she just didn't know it was love for him.

(Y/n)'s heart was jumping from the way he was looking at her, as if he was looking at something so wonderful, a once in a life time beauty. She loved how his eyes shine a pretty green, brighter than emeralds themselves, she loved the way his long lashes fluttered against his cheeks when she gently touched his neck to fix his collar, loved the way his smile was big and beautiful, loved the way his ears turned pink with a pink flush like her cheeks.

"Your ears are turning pink..." she whispers as he fixed his hair and he swore he could melt like butter, hearing her soft voice. He looks up at her as his ears turned a brighter pink and it makes her smile, making his heart jump in delight.

"Oh..." that's all mind could voice, a meek sound that he didn't know was possible to come out from him. He reaches up to gently touch his ear that was oddly warm, lowering his arm and he accidentally brushed his fingers against his loves arm and she flinched back lightly. His whole demeanour turns sad as she looks away and stands up to walk away for the interview to continue again.

Did I do something wrong...?

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"Thank you so much for having us here today to interview you Aidan. We can't wait to see what the future holds for you and the finale of The Umbrella Academy."

"It was my pleasure." Aidan nods curtly with a smile, saying one last message to his fans and to everyone out there before he got the signal that the camera stopped filming. As soon as he got the signal, he jumped out of his seat to find (y/n), looking around the large studio for her and he quickly sends her a text message. He waited until he saw that she got his message and received a response, briskly walking to his trailer first before she met up with him. He paced the inside, waiting for her anxiously and quickly dived to sit down on his bed when he heard her knock on his door hesitantly. "Come in." The door opens and she walks in, unable to look at him as she walked to the other end of the bed and sat down with distance between them.

The brunette didn't know what to say, how to clear the awkward air but all he knew was that he had to talk to her.

"You wanted to talk?" She whispers softly, uncertainty in her voice too.

"Come home with me." He blurts out before he could register the words and his love looks at him in surprise.

"Aidan-"

"-please. Come home with me (y/n)."

"I can't-your parents-"

"-they want you to come back. I promise you, they were asking when you would come back. They miss you. I miss you." He whispers and she looks away when he said that. "I miss you (y/n)."

Nothing is the same without you.

There were so many things Aidan wanted to tell (y/n) but he didn't. He knew he would scare her off, especially now when she was so shy and timid.

Especially when their relationship seemed to have started all over again from the beginning.

(y/n) did miss Aidan, she really did but she wasn't sure-

"-your room is yours forever in our home. You're family now." her eyes widen when she heard him say that, looking at him in shock.

"I'm... family...?" her cheeks were hot, her mind jumping to conclusions at what the boy in front of her really meant. "Are you sure I can live with you-"

"-yes! 100% yes!" the brunette jumps forward and holds his love's hands which makes her surprised but he was about to pull away and apologise when she suddenly holds his hands back with a flushed expression.

"I... uh-alright." she breathes out and he grins happily at her response. "Let's go home." she nods and he quickly stands up, rushing to open the door. He was eager to have his love living with him again, following her as she walked out of the exit and he calls a cab to take them to her hotel room. He opens the door for her and closes the door before running around to the other side to get in before the driver heads off. He leans back and looks at his love with a soft smile as she sat in her spot, her watching the scenery as he admired her. He suddenly gets a call and answers it to talk to his dad, not realising his love was looking at him when he wasn't paying attention.

(y/n) fiddled with her fingers nervously, wondering how Aidan's parents might react to her coming back. She hurt their son, so why would they welcome her back with open arms? She tried not to think about it, the driver stopping at her hotel and she got out with the brunette before he lead her to the elevator that took them to her floor. She walked out once the doors opened and he followed her, unlocking her hotel room door to let him in and take her luggage which was already packed since she hadn't had time to settle in her room yet.

He takes her luggage back down to the cab while she had her bags, returning the key before walking out and seeing him open the cab door for her again. She blushed at his actions as he let her in, getting in after before the cab drives off to his home. They arrived in no time and her love helps her with her bags again, paying the driver and taking her to the front door which swung open suddenly.

"(y/n)! It's great to have you back!" Lauren gasps happily, absolutely excited that the girl had come back home. She saw how miserable her son was with his girlfriend and she was thrilled to see him buzzing with life again. But her enthusiasm falters seeing how standoffish the couple was.

"Your room is still the same as it is kid." Rob says, looking at his son to make sure he was taking care of his girlfriend when he noticed how hesitant the girl was. Teh parents let the couple in, watching as their son helped his girlfriend carry her luggage up the stairs while he denied her help with a cheeky smile knowing how worried she was when she kept asking him if he needed a hand.

"Rob, you think this might work?"

"Honey, I don't know... The love is still there but I think they need to start from scratch again."

"I hope they get back together. I hope they sort it all out together."

"They both just need time to adjust again. She needs to trust him again." Rob and Lauren were worried about (y/n), her opening the door to her room that stayed exactly the same. 

Aidan gently set her luggage down, turning to her and opening his mouth to say something but he didn't know what. "Moms cooking dinner tonight..."

"Ok."

"Just... if you need anything, call for us ok." the brunette says and his love nods, him slowly backing away to the door. "I'm just next door..."

"I know Aidan." he nods slowly before walking out and carefully closing the door behind him. He runs his hands down his face, not knowing his love walking up to the door as she reached out to the doorknob to open it again but she hesitated. The couple both slink down against the same door, expressions of worry and guilt on their faces.

What have I done?

What do I do?

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