Kane's POV

"No."

I blink as I try to comprehend what Dillan just said. In all the scenarios of this conversation, not once did I ever think he was going to say no.

This is the man that I want to spend the rest of my life with. This is the man that I want to come with me and be with me as ai try to figure out this new life that I'm planning for myself. I didn't expect him to say no.

"No?"

"You heard what the fuck I said, Kane, no! This isn't you. Your mom and sitter have gotten to you and I won't let that shit happen. You don't need to go to law school, you need to dust off your ego, get the fuck up, and get back in the game. You're Kane, the uprising boxing star you're not supposed to give up like this." For the first time since I met him he's angry.

I've irritated him and I've seen him step to my mom and sister but this is anger and I have no idea what to do with the new emotion.

"Dillan, I want you in my life. You're important to me. I'm sorry I didn't tell you, but I'm scared. This is all changing for me and you're doing the exact thing I thought you would." My hands go up to grip my hair and he turns away from me, but it doesn't stop me from seeing the anger and hurt in his eyes.

"Good. At least one of us knows each other."

"Dillan, I'm only moving like ten minutes away. It'll be the same distance from your house. The only difference is I'll be busy during the day. Which is why I want you to come so I can still spend the nights with you, otherwise I'll miss you."

"You don't get it." He sneers at me, turning back towards me, making me take a ste back at the tone of his voice. "More than that will change. We will change, your dynamic will change and most importantly you will change, even though you have already. I thought it was just my anxiety fucking with my head, trying to convince me that you didn't want me arising anymore. But you've been lying to me, keeping secrets! Since we've been all you've told me is about how much you resented your family and I say there and had your back even against them and some times yourself to make sure that you kept going. Now you're telling me you're giving up because someone cheated and they caught you off guard??? That's not the man I know, Kane. I don't know you anymore."

"Maybe that's a good thing." I try to argue, walking towards him hit his hand comes out again and I can tell that this is the last wanting he'll give me. "I was reckless and irresponsible. I can guarantee us a future this way."

"You can't guarantee shit." Dillan says and I watch as he plans this feet on the ground and looks me dead in my eyes. "If you go and make this decision, I won't be coming with you. And we're over."

I feel like a train just hit me in the chest and it's hard to breathe as I look at Dillan in confusion, not believing the word that just came out of his mouth. "I thought you wouldn't want me to be happy." I tell him, waiting for him to tell me this is all a joke but his face only hardens more.

"I do. I want you to be happy, but do what you think will make you satisfied. You're playing out the script your family has for you because you're scared of failing on your own. You can't grow is you don't fail! You're throwing your dream away out of fear and I'm not going to stand here and watch you do it." He tells me and I nod my head slowly, my own tears falling as I turn away from him.

"Then don't."

And even as the words fall form my own mouth, I still can't believe they did and I can tell Dillan didn't either by the way he freezes. But he takes it in stride, turning around to head upstairs and in no time he's back down with a hood, his bad and his shoes on.

"One day, you'll look back and regret this." He tells me before walking away and I don't even turn to look at I hear the door open and close, my tears in my eyes blocking my view anyway.

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Idk about you guys but Dillan has a point. I understand that Kane is scared but that's how you miss out on life's greatest moments. Dillan wanted what's best for him and in the end they just couldn't agree on what it was.

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